Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 Manifestation, display, exhibition.
2 Blowing, expanding (usually written vikāsa in this sense); Ku. 3. 29.
3 An open or direct course; vikāśamīyurjagatīśamārgaṇāḥ Ki. 15. 52.
4 An oblique course; Ki. 15. 52.
5 Joy, pleasure; Ki. 15. 52.
6 Sky, heaven (ākāśa); Ki. 15. 52.
7 Eagerness, ardent desire; Śi. 9. 41 (where it means ‘blowing’ also).
8 Retreat, solitude, privacy.
