ईक्ष्

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Etymology

    Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *h₃i-h₃kʷs, a secondary present formation of *h₃ókʷs (eye), the latter whence अक्षि (akṣi, eye).

    Pronunciation

    Root

    ईक्ष् • (īkṣ)

    1. to see, look, view, behold
    2. to gaze at, watch over
    3. to regard, consider, observe
    4. to foretell

    Derived terms

    • ईक्ष (ī́kṣa, seeing, looking)
    • ईक्षते (ī́kṣate, to see)
    • ईक्षित (īkṣitá, seen, beheld)
    • ईक्षेण्य (īkṣéṇya, to be seen, to be beheld; deserving of notice)

    References

    • Otto Böhtlingk, Richard Schmidt (1879-1928) “ईक्ष्”, in Walter Slaje, Jürgen Hanneder, Paul Molitor, Jörg Ritter, editors, Nachtragswörterbuch des Sanskrit [Dictionary of Sanskrit with supplements] (in German), Halle-Wittenberg: Martin-Luther-Universität, published 2016
    • Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan]‎[1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 203