[anvīkṣā prayojanamasyāḥ ṭhañ] 1 Logic, logical philosophy.

2 Metaphysics (ātmavidyā q. v.); ānvī- kṣikyātmavidyā syādīkṣaṇātsukhaduḥkhayoḥ. īkṣamā- ṇastayā tattvaṃ harṣaśokau vyudasyati.. Kām. 2. 11; ānvīkṣikīśravaṇāya Māl. 1; Ms. 7. 43; (nyāya ānvīkṣikī paṃcādhyāyī gautamena praṇītā Madhusūdana).

f. (fr. anv-īkṣā), logic, logical philosophy, metaphysics MBh.; Mn.; Gaut. &c 017861 142,1 24740 (also, with buddhi) an argumentative mind, R. 1319,3 24740.1