Dictionary meanings for avalok from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 A. or 10 P. 1 To see, behold, view, look at; observe (lit.); nolūkopyavalokate yadi divā sūryasya kiṃ dūṣaṇaṃ Bh. 2. 93; parikramyāvalokya ca (in dramas); salileṣvavalokayata ivā- tmānaṃ pratiṣṭhānasya V. 2 being reflected in; mārgaṃ or vartma avalok to wait for; prayogaṃ witness a performance; M. 2; nimittāni Bṛ. S. 53. 105; look out for, seek; consult (as opinions).
2 To look at or see (in astron.); exercise...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.1 A1. -lokate, to look Sa1h.; Hit.: cl.10 P. -lokayati (p. -lokayat; ind.p. -lokya) to look upon or at, view, behold, see, notice, observe MBh. &c 013200 103,3 18082 m. looking upon or at, viewing Vikr.; S3is3. ix, 71; Sa1h., look, glance BhP. 103,3 18083 ind. before the (looks or) eyes of (gen.) MBh. i, 7902. 013201 103,3 18084 mfn. wishing to view (as a spy) R. vi, 101, 13. 013202 103,3 18085
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