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Entry काङ्क्ष्

काङ्क्ष्kāṅkṣ1 P. (काङ्क्षति, काङ्क्षित) (epic Ātm. also).
1. 1 Parasmaipada (काङ्क्षति, काङ्क्षित) (epic Ātm. also).
2. To wish, desire, long for; यत्काङ्क्षन्ति तपोभिरन्यमुनय- स्तस्मिंस्तपस्यन्त्यमी Ś.7.12; न शोचति न काङ्क्षति Bg.12.7; न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण Bg.1.32; R.12.58; Ms.2.242.
3. To expect, wait for.
In the Gita1·31 5·3 12·17 14·22 18·54

न काङ्क्षे विजयं कृष्ण न च राज्यं सुखानि च ॥

na kāňkṣe vijayaṁ kṛṣṇa na ca rājyaṁ sukhāni ca. — Nor do I see any good in slaying my own people in battle; O Krishna, I desire not victory, nor kingdom, nor pleasures. 1·31
- काङ्क्षेkāṅkṣepresent 1st person singular of the verbal root kāṅkṣ (to desire).
- काङ्क्षतिkāṅkṣatipresent 3rd person singular of the verbal root kāṅkṣ (to desire).
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