Dictionary meanings for lakṣ from Apte and Monier-Williams.
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Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
I. 1 A. (lakṣate, lakṣita,) To per- ceive, apprehend, observe, see. II. 10 U. (lakṣayati-te, lakṣita) 1 To notice, observe, see, find, perceive; āryaputraḥ śūnyahṛdaya iva lakṣyate V. 2; R. 9. 72, 16. 7.
2 To mark, denote, charac- terize, indicate; sarvabhūtaprasūtirhi bīja- lakṣaṇalakṣitā Ms. 9. 35.
3 To define; idānīṃ kāraṇaṃ lakṣayati &c.
4 To indi- cate seeondarily, mean or signify in a secondary sense;...
Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary
cl.1 A1. lakṣate, to perceive, observe BhP.; Katha1s.; (P. ti), to recognise MBh.; cl.10 P. A1. (Dha1tup. xxxii, 5; xxxiii, 23; rather Nom. fr. lakṣa below) lakṣayati, te (aor. alalakṣat, ta; inf. lakṣayitum; ind.p. lakṣayitvā, -lakṣya), to mark, sign MBh.;... m. or n. (prob. fr. lag as that which is attached or fixed) a mark, sign, token, (esp.) a mark to aim at, target, butt, aim, object, prey, prize RV. ii, 12,...
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