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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रेक्षाprekṣā1 Viewing, seeing, beholding.
    1. 1 Viewing, seeing, beholding.
    2. A look, view, sight, appearance.
    3. Being a looker-on.
    4. Any public spectacle or show, sight.
    5. Particularly, a theatrical show, dramatic performance, play.
    6. Intellect, understanding.
    7. Reflection, consideration, deliberation; सा तस्मै सर्वमाचष्ट ...... प्रत्युक्तं च यवक्रीतं प्रेक्षापूर्वं तथात्मना Mb.3.136.7.
    8. The branch of a tree.
    9. Splendour; प्रेक्षां क्षिपन्तं हरितोपलाद्रेः Bhāg. 3.8.24.
    10. Compound अ(आ)गारः, रम्, गृहम्, स्थानम् a theatre, or play-house.
    11. a council-chamber.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कारिन् Adjective wise, prudent, circumspect; प्रेक्षाकारी याति पदं मुक्तमपायैः Ki.18. 28.

    • -पूर्वम् Indeclinable with deliberation.

    • -प्रपञ्चः, -विधिः a stage-play.

    • -समाजः an audience, a crowd of spectators, assembly.

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  2. उत्प्रेक्षाutprekṣā1 Conjecture, guess.
    1. 1 Conjecture, guess.
    2. Disregarding, carelessness, indifference.
    3. (In Rhet.) A figure of speech, 'Poetical fancy', which consists in supposing उपमेय and उपमान as similar to each other in some respects and in indicating, expressly or by implication, a probability of their identity based on such similarity; it is the imagining of one object under the character of another; संभावनमथोत्प्रेक्षा प्रकृतस्य परेण यत् K. Parasmaipada1; Exempli gratia, for example लिम्पतीव तमोऽङ्गानि वर्षतीवाञ्जनं नभः Mk.1.34; स्थितः पृथिव्या इव मानदण्डः Ku.1.1. It is usually expressed by इव, or by words like मन्ये, शङ्के, ध्रुवम्, प्रायः, नूनम् etc. (see Kāv.2.234); Compare S. D.686-692 and R. G. under उत्प्रेक्षा also.
    4. A parable.
    5. An ironical comparison.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -अवयवः A kind of simile -Compound

    • -वल्लभः Name of a poet.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. प्रेक्षाprekṣā[pra ͜ îksh-â] f. seeing, viewing; look ing on at a performance or entertainment; appearance; good looks…

    [pra ͜ îksh-â] feminine; also equal for seeing, viewing; look ing on at a performance or entertainment; appearance; good looks, beauty; public spec tacle, show; being regarded as or taken to mean (--˚); reflexion, deliberation; under standing: - ͜ agâra, masculine neuter, -griha, neuter play house, theatre; -pûrva, ˚-or -m, adverb, -ial, -ially with deliberation; -prapañka, masculine stage-play; -vat, adjective circumspect, deliberate; -vidhi, masculine stage-play; -samâga, masculine dual public shows and assemblies.

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  2. अप्रेक्षापूर्वकारिन्aprekṣāpūrvakārin[a-prekshâ-pûrva-kârin] a. acting inconsiderately: (i)-tâ, f. abst. n.

    [a-prekshâ-pûrva-kârin] adjective acting inconsiderately: (i)-tâ, feminine; also equal for abstract neuter

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रेक्षाprekṣāf. seeing, viewing, beholding, regarding, looking on (at a performance) MBh. R. BhP. (often ifc. cf.…
    1. feminine seeing, viewing, beholding, regarding, looking on (at a performance) MBh. R. BhP. (often in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound' confer, compare धर्म-प्रे*क्ष, मुख-प्र्that the rest of a word is to be supplied)
    2. feminine a sight or view (especially a beautiful s sight or v view) BhP.
    3. feminine a public show or entertainment Mn. Hariv. Katha1s.
    4. feminine (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound') the being understood or meant as Nir. i, 17
    5. feminine circumspection, consideration, reflection MBh. Hariv. Ra1jat.
    6. feminine the branch of a tree Lexicographers
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  2. उत्प्रेक्षाutprekṣāf. the act of overlooking or disregarding
    1. feminine the act of overlooking or disregarding
    2. feminine carelessness, indifference Ven2is.
    3. feminine observing Lexicographers
    4. feminine (in rhetoric) comparison in general, simile, illustration, metaphor
    5. feminine a parable
    6. feminine an ironical comparison Sa1h. Va1m. Kpr.
    7. (in compound)
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  3. उत्प्रेक्षाध्वनिutprekṣādhvanim. a partic. figure of sp˚eech Ha1la हाल, Sch.

    masculine gender a particular figure of sp˚eech Ha1la हाल, Scholiast or Commentator

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  4. उत्प्रेक्षावयवutprekṣāvayavam. a kind of simile Va1m.

    masculine gender a kind of simile Va1m.

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  5. उत्प्रेक्षावल्लभutprekṣāvallabham. N. of a poet.

    masculine gender Name of a poetry or poetic

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  6. प्रेक्षाकारिन्prekṣākārinmfn. one who acts with deliberation Kir.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective one who acts with deliberation Kir.

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