apekṣ अपेक्ष् – attend to; regard; expect

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apekṣ apekṣ (apa-īkṣ), cl. I. A. ape- kṣate, -ṣitum, to look away, to look round, to look about for something; to have some design; to have regard to, to respect; to look for, wait for, except, hope; to require, to have an eye to; with na, not to like.

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apekṣ [apa-īkṣ] 1 A. 1 To look round or about for something, to look or hope for, expect. 2 To wait for, await; sajjo ratho bharturvijayaprasthānamapekṣate Ś. 2 awaits; kṣaṇamapekṣasva U. 7; K. 84; na kālamapekṣate snehaḥ Mk. 7. na svayaṃ daivamādatte puruṣārthamapekṣate H. Pr. 35; pādena nāpaikṣata suṃdarīṇāṃ saṃparkamāśiṃjitanūpureṇa Ku. 3. 26. 3 To require, ([Page 0119-c]) want, stand in need of; wish or desire for; śabdārthau satkaviriva dvayaṃ vidvānapekṣate Śi. 2. 86; na śāleḥ staṃbakaritā vamurguṇamapekṣate Mu. 1. 3; prabhutā ramaṇeṣu yoṣitāṃ na hi bhāvaskhalitānyapekṣate V. 4. 12; Ku. 3. 18; Pt. 2. 26. 4 To have regard to, look to, have in view, have an eye to; kimapekṣya phalaṃ payodharān dhvanataḥ prārthayate mṛgādhipaḥ Ki. 2. 21; yataḥ śabdo'yaṃ vyaṃjakatve'rthāṃtaramapekṣate S. D. 5 To take into account or consideration, consider, think of, respect, care for; upakṛtamapi nāpekṣate K. 35, K. 197, K. 257, K. 315; nūnamasyāyamanapokṣitāsmadavastho vyāpāraḥ Māl. 9; analeṣviṣṭavān kasmānna tvayā'pekṣitaḥ pitā Bk. 6. 128 Ś. 5. 16, Ms. 8. 309; with na not to like, not to care for; anapekṣitarājarājaṃ Mu. 3. 18; tadānapekṣya svaśarīramārdavaṃ Ku. 5. 18.