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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अपेक्षाapekṣāक्षणम् [kṣaṇam], क्षणम् 1 Expectation, hope, desire.
    1. क्षणम् kṣaṇam, क्षणम् 1 Expectation, hope, desire.
    2. Need, requirement, necessity; निरपेक्ष without hope or need, regardless of; निर्विशङ्का निरुद्विग्ना निरपेक्षा च भैथिली Rām.6. 47.9. द्रोणस्तथोक्तः कर्णेन सापेक्षः फाल्गुनं प्रति (उवाच) Mb.12. 2.12. सापेक्षत्वेऽपि गमकत्वात्समासः; अनपेक्षः शुचिर्दक्षः Bg.12.16; or in comp.; स्फुलिङ्गावस्थया वह्निरेधापेक्ष इव स्थितः Ś.7.15 awaiting kindling.
    3. Consideration, reference, regard, with the obj. in Locative case; more usually in comp.; मध्यभङ्गानपेक्षम् Ratn.1.15 regardless of; the Instrumental and sometimes Locative of this word frequently occur in comp. meaning 'with reference to', 'out of regard for', 'with a view to', 'for the sake of'; साऽपि कार्यकरणापेक्षया क्षुरमेकमा- दाय तस्याभिमुखं प्रेषयामास Pt.1; नियमापेक्षया R.1.94; वृषला- पेक्षया Mu.1; पौरजनापेक्षया 2 out of regard for; किमकौश- लादुत प्रयोजनापेक्षया 3 with a view to gain some object; प्रथमसुकृतापेक्षया Me.17; दण़्डं शक्त्यपेक्षम् Y.2.26, in proportion to, in accordance with; अत्र व्यङ्ग्यं गुणीभूतं तदपेक्षया वाच्यस्यैव चमत्कारिकत्वात् K. Parasmaipada1 as compared with it.
    4. Connection, relation, dependence as of cause with effect or of individual with species; शरीरसाधनापेक्षं नित्यं यत्कर्म तद्यमः Ak.
    5. Care, attention, heed; देशाऽपेक्षास्तथा यूयं यातादायाङ्गुलीयकम् Bk.7.49.
    6. respect, reference.
    7. (In Grammar) Equivalent to आकाङ्क्षा quod vide, which see

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -बुद्धिः (In Vaiśeṣika Phil.) the distinguishing perception by which we apprehend 'this is one', 'this is one' etc. and which gives rise to the notion of duality; see Sarva. chap. 1 where अपेक्षाबुद्धिः Equivalent to विनाशकविनाशप्रति- योगिनी बुद्धिः; Compare Bhāshā Parasmaipada द्वित्वादयः परार्धान्ता अपेक्षाबुद्धिजा मताः । अनेकाश्रयपर्याप्ता एते तु परिकीर्तिताः ॥ अपेक्षाबुद्धिनाशाच्च नाश- स्तेषां निरूपितः । 17-8.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. अपेक्षाapekṣā[apa ͜ îkshâ] f. looking about; attention, consideration, regard; expectation; require ment: in. with regard…

    [apa ͜ îkshâ] feminine; also equal for looking about; attention, consideration, regard; expectation; require ment: instrumental with regard to, in comparison with.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. अपेक्षाapekṣāf. looking round or about, consideration of, reference, regard to (in comp.; rarely loc.)
    1. feminine looking round or about, consideration of, reference, regard to (in compound; rarely locative case)
    2. feminine dependence on, connection of cause with effect or of individual with species
    3. feminine looking for, expectation, hope, need, requirement
  2. अपेक्षाबुद्धिapekṣābuddhif. (in Vais3eshika वैशेषिक phil.) a mental process, the faculty of arranging and methodizing, clearness of…

    feminine (in Vais3eshika वैशेषिक philosophy) a mental process, the faculty of arranging and methodizing, clearness of understanding.