akṣ अक्ष् (perhaps a kind of old Desid. of √ 1. aś) cl. 1. 5. akṣati, akṣṇoti ([Pāṇ. iii, 1, 75]; fut. akṣiṣyati or akṣyati, [L.]; aor. ākṣīt, 3. du. ākṣiṣṭām or āṣṭām, [L.]; perf. ānakṣa [[Pāṇ. vii, 4, 60] Comm.], but Ā. p. [with the Vedic weak stem ākṣ cf. perf. āś-uḥ 3. pl. &c. fr. √ 1. aś] ākṣāṇá), to reach, [RV. x, 22, 11]; to pass through, penetrate, pervade, embrace, [L.]; to accumulate (to form the cube?), [L.] : Caus. akṣayati, ācikṣat, to cause to pervade, [L.] : Desid. acikṣiṣati or acikṣati, [L.] akṣṇute, akṣṇuyāt, (also) to mark (esp. cattle on the ear) akṣa अक्ष ákṣa m. an axle, axis (in this sense also n., [L.]) a wheel, car, cart the beam of a balance or string which holds the pivot of the beam a snake, [L.] terrestrial latitude (cf. -karṇa, -bhā, -bhāga) the collar-bone, [ŚBr.] the temporal bone, [Yājñ.] N. of a measure (= 104 aṅgula); (also) a chariot, [Dharmaś.] [cf. Lat. axis; Gk. ἄξων; Old Germ. ahsa; Mod. Germ. Achse; Lith. assis.] akṣá m. (√ 1. aś, [Uṇ.]) a die for gambling a cube a seed of which rosaries are made (cf. indrākṣa, rudrākṣa) the Elaeocarpus Ganitrus, producing that seed a weight called karṣa, equal to 16 māṣas Beleric Myrobalan (Terminalia Belerica), the seed of which is used as a die a N. of the number 5 akṣá n. sochal salt blue vitriol (from its cube-like crystals), [L.] n. an organ of sense sensual perception, [L.] m. the soul, [L.] knowledge, religious knowledge, [L.] a lawsuit, [L.] a person born blind, [L.] N. of Garuḍa, [L.] of a son of Rāvaṇa of a son of Nara, &c. , akṣa-caraṇa, &c. See col. 3. n. [only ifc. (f(I). ) for akṣi], the eye. akṣi अक्षि ákṣi n. (√ 1. aś, [Uṇ.]) [instr. akṣṇā dat. akṣṇe, &c., fr. akṣan, substituted for in the weakest cases. Vedic forms are: abl. gen. akṣṇás; loc. akṣán (once akṣiṇi!); du. nom. acc. akṣī́, [RV.], ákṣiṇī, ákṣyau, and akṣyau, [AV.]; [ŚBr.] & [AitBr.]; instr. akṣī́bhyām; gen. akṣyós, [VS.], akṣyós and akṣós (!), [AV.]; pl. nom. acc. ákṣīṇi, [AV.], akṣāṇi, [RV.]; ifc. akṣa is substituted See 4. akṣa], the eye the number two (ī́), n. du. the sun and moon, [RV. i, 72, 10] [cf. Gk. ὄσσε, ὄκταλλος; Lat. oculos; A.S. aegh; Goth. augo; Germ. Auge; Russ. oko; Lith. aki-s.] akṣu अक्षु ákṣu m. a kind of net, [RV. i, 180, 5]; [AV.] The [NBD.] suggests ‘axle of a car’, making ákṣu = ákṣa. akṣṇa अक्ष्ण n. = a-khaṇḍa, [Uṇ., Sch.] akṣan अक्षन् See akṣi. n. substituted for akṣi, ‘the eye’, in the weakest cases, [Gram. 122] [cf. Goth. augan] an organ of sense, [BhP.] akṣit अक्षित् a-kṣít mfn. imperishable, not lost, [MaitrS.] akṣudh अक्षुध् á-kṣudh f. satiety, [VS.] akṣāra अक्षार a-kṣāra mfn. free from alkali or factitious salt. akṣīṇa अक्षीण á-kṣīṇa mfn. not perishing or failing, [ŚBr.] not waning (the moon), [ŚBr.] not diminishing in weight, [Yājñ.] N. of a son of Viśvāmitra, [MBh.] akṣība अक्षीब and akṣiba, mfn. not intoxicated, sober, [L.] m. Guilandina or Hyperanthera Moringa, [L.]; n. sea salt, [L.] akṣīka अक्षीक akṣika or , as, m. the tree Dalbergia Oujeinensis, [L.]; see akṣaka. m., [L.] See akṣika. akṣabhā अक्षभा akṣa—bhā f. shadow of latitude. akṣaṇa अक्षण a-kṣaṇa mfn. inopportune. akṣaja अक्षज ákṣa—ja m. a diamond a thunderbolt N. of Viṣṇu. akṣa—ja m. a thunderbolt N. Viṣṇu, [L.] akṣakī अक्षकी f. N. of a creeping plant. akṣaka अक्षक m. Dalbergia Oujeinensis m. n. the collar-bone, [Suśr.] akṣamā अक्षमा a-kṣamā f. impatience, envy incompetence, inability (with Inf.) (in dram.) sensitiveness, irritability, [Sāh.] akṣama अक्षम a-kṣama mf(A)n. unable to endure, impatient incompetent (with Loc., Inf. or ifc.), envious unfit, improper, [Jātakam.] akṣarā अक्षरा a-kṣárā f. See ákṣarā below ákṣarā f. (cf. a-kṣára n. above), word, speech, [RV.] akṣara अक्षर a-kṣára mfn. imperishable unalterable a-kṣára m. a sword, [L.] Śiva, [L.] Viṣṇu, [L.] a-kṣára n. a syllable the syllable om, [Mn.] a-kṣára n. a letter [m., [RāmatUp.]] a-kṣára n. a vowel a sound a word an indelible mark incised on metal or stone N. of Brahma final beatitude religious austerity, sacrifice, [L.] water, [RV. i, 34, 4] and [i, 164, 42] Achyranthes Aspera. a-kṣara (also) m. N. of a Sāman, [ĀrṣBr.] a-kṣara (erase ‘Achyranthes Aspera’) akṣatā अक्षता á-kṣatā f. a virgin, [Yājñ.] N. of a plant, Karkaṭaśriṅgī or Kaṅkaḍaśriṅgī akṣata अक्षत á-kṣata mfn. not crushed uninjured, unbroken, whole (also) unthrashed, [Gobh.] á-kṣata m. Śiva, [L.] á-kṣata m. n. a eunuch, [L.] á-kṣata n. and m. pl. unhusked barley-corns á-kṣata m. pl. N. of the descendants of Surabhi, [Hariv.] a-kṣata m. n. (also) a boil or sore not produced by cutting, [Kauś.] akṣayā अक्षया a-kṣayā f. the seventh day of a lunar month, if it fall on Sunday or Monday the fourth, if it fall on Wednesday. akṣaya अक्षय a-kṣaya mf(A)n. exempt from decay, undecaying a-kṣaya m. N. of the twentieth year in the cycle of Jupiter N. of a mountain, [Hariv.] akṣibhū अक्षिभू akṣi—bhū́ mfn. visible, perceptible, manifest, [AV. xx, 136, 4]; [VS.] akṣiṇī अक्षिणी f. one of the eight conditions or privileges attached to landed property, [L.] akṣiba अक्षिब m., [L.] See akṣība. akṣība and , mfn. not intoxicated, sober, [L.] m. Guilandina or Hyperanthera Moringa, [L.]; n. sea salt, [L.] akṣika अक्षिक or akṣīka, as, m. the tree Dalbergia Oujeinensis, [L.]; see akṣaka. akṣita अक्षित akṣitá mfn. ‘marked’ á-kṣita mfn. undecayed, uninjured, undecaying á-kṣita n. water, [L.] the number 100000 millions, [PBr.] akṣiti अक्षिति á-kṣiti f. imperishableness, [AV.] &c. á-kṣiti mfn. imperishable, [RV.] akṣobha अक्षोभ a-kṣobha mfn. unagitated, unmoved a-kṣobha m. the post to which an elephant is tied. a-kṣobha n. freedom from agitation, imperturbability. akṣoḍa अक्षोड m. = akṣoṭa akṣoṭa अक्षोट m. a walnut (Pistachio nut?), [Ragh.] the tree Pīlu the tree Aleurites Triloba. Also spelt akṣoḍa ([Suśr.]), akṣoḍaka, ākṣoṭa, ākṣoḍaka, ākhoṭa. akṣāṃsa अक्षांस m. a degree of latitude. akṣāgra अक्षाग्र n. end of an axle, or of the pole of a car an axle. akṣānah अक्षानह् akṣā-náh mfn. (the vowel lengthened as in upā-náh, &c.) tied to the axle of a car, [RV. x, 53, 7] (horse, [Sāy.]; trace attached to the horse's collar, [Gmn.]) akṣānta अक्षान्त a-kṣānta mfn. impatient, [Bcar.] akṣānti अक्षान्ति a-kṣānti f. impatience, jealousy, intolerance. akṣṇayā अक्ष्णया akṣṇayā́ ind. instr. transversely, [ŚBr.] (Sch. circuitously, like a wheel!) wrongly, [ŚBr. xiv] diagonally, [Śulbas.] akṣadhur अक्षधुर् akṣa—dhur f. the pin at the end of an axle, pole attached to an axle. akṣadṛś अक्षदृश् akṣa—darśaka or akṣa—dṛś, m. a judge, i.e. one who sees lawsuits. akṣadyū अक्षद्यू akṣa—devin or akṣa—dyū, m. a gambler, a dice-player. akṣamin अक्षमिन् a-kṣa—°min mfn. intolerant, cruel, [Bhartṛ.] akṣapad अक्षपद् akṣa—caraṇa or akṣa—pad or akṣa—pāda, m. (probably) ‘having his eyes fixed in abstraction on his feet’, N. of the philosopher Gautama; cf. ākṣapāda. akṣarya अक्षर्य mf(A)n. corresponding to the number of syllables or letters, [RV.]; [Prāt.] akṣatra अक्षत्र a-kṣatra mfn. destitute of the Kṣatriya caste, apart from the Kṣatriya caste. akṣavat अक्षवत् akṣa—vat mfn. having dice akṣavid अक्षविद् akṣa—vid mfn. skilful in gambling. akṣa—vid mfn. versed in law, [L.] akṣayin अक्षयिन् a-kṣayin mfn. undecaying akṣayya अक्षय्य a-kṣayyá mfn. undecaying a-kṣayyá n. ‘may thy prosperity be undecaying!’ (a form of blessing addressed to a Vaiśya), [MBh.] akṣetra अक्षेत्र á-kṣetra mfn. destitute of fields, uncultivated, [ŚBr.] á-kṣetra n. a bad field, [Mn. x, 71] a bad geometrical figure. akṣimat अक्षिमत् akṣi—mat mfn. possessing eyes. akṣipat अक्षिपत् akṣi—pát ind. as much as could fall into the eyes, a little, [RV. vi, 16, 18] and [x, 119, 6.] akṣiyat अक्षियत् á-kṣiyat mfn. not inhabiting, destitute of a dwelling, unsettled (‘not decreasing in riches’, [Sāy.]), [RV. iv, 17, 13.] akṣobhyā अक्षोभ्या a-kṣobhyā f. N. of a Yoginī, [Hcat.] akṣobhya अक्षोभ्य a-kṣobhya mfn. immovable, imperturbable a-kṣobhya m. N. of a Buddha of an author, an immense number, said by Buddhists to be 100 vivaras. akṣudhya अक्षुध्य a-kṣudhyá mfn. not liable to hunger, [AV.] akṣuṇṇa अक्षुण्ण a-kṣuṇṇa mfn. unbroken, uncurtailed not trite, new, [Mālatīm.] permanent unconquered inexperienced, inexpert. akṣudra अक्षुद्र a-kṣudra mfn. not small not low or vulgar, [MBh.] akṣāvāpa अक्षावाप akṣāvāpá m. [[ŚBr.]] (cf. akṣa-vāpa and akṣātivāpa), the keeper or superintendent of a gambling-table [Comm. = dyūta-pati, dyūtādhyakṣa, akṣa-goptṛ]. akṣāvalī अक्षावली f. a rosary. akṣauhiṇī अक्षौहिणी f. an army consisting of ten anīkinīs, or 21870 elephants, 21870 chariots, 65610 horse, and 109350 foot. (Since an Anīkinī consists of 27 vāhinīs, and 27 is the cube of 3, may be a compound of 2. akṣa and vāhinī; or it may possibly be connected with 1. akṣa, axle, car.) akṣabhāga अक्षभाग akṣa—bhāga m. degree of latitude. akṣabhāra अक्षभार akṣa—bhāra m. a cart-load. akṣabhūmi अक्षभूमि akṣa—bhūmi f. gambling-place. akṣadhara अक्षधर akṣa—dhara mfn. holding dice akṣa—dhara m. Trophis Aspera (see śākhoṭa). akṣadhurā अक्षधुरा akṣa—dhurā f. an axle-pin, [Āpast.] akṣaṇvat अक्षण्वत् a-kṣaṇvat mfn. (√ kṣan), not injuring, [ĀśvGṛ.] akṣaśīla अक्षशील akṣa—śīla mfn. addicted to gambling, [Āpast.] akṣadāya अक्षदाय akṣa—dāya m. handing over the dice in gambling, [Naiṣ.] [moving a piece on a board, [BR.]] akṣakāma अक्षकाम akṣá—kāma (akṣá-) mfn. fond of dice, [AV.] akṣamālā अक्षमाला akṣa—mālā f. a string or rosary of beads, especially of Eleocarpus seeds N. of Arundhatī, wife of Vasiṣṭha (from her wearing a rosary), [Mn. ix, 23] N. of the mother of Vatsa. akṣamada अक्षमद akṣa—mada m. passion for dice. akṣamatā अक्षमता a-kṣama—tā f. impatience, envy incompetence, inability (with Inf.) akṣanvat अक्षन्वत् akṣan—vát mfn. having eyes, [RV.] (for 1. See col. 2.) akṣan-vat see akṣaṇ-vat. akṣapāda अक्षपाद akṣa—caraṇa or akṣa—pad or akṣa—pāda, m. (probably) ‘having his eyes fixed in abstraction on his feet’, N. of the philosopher Gautama; cf. ākṣapāda. akṣapāta अक्षपात akṣa—pāta m. throw or cast of dice. akṣapāṭa अक्षपाट akṣa—pāṭa m. an arena, a wrestling ground, place of contest, [L.] akṣapīḍā अक्षपीडा akṣa—pīḍā f. N. of a plant. akṣapīḍa अक्षपीड akṣa—pīḍa m. Chrysopogon Acicularis, [Suśr.] akṣapari अक्षपरि akṣa—pari ind. with exception of a single die, [Pāṇ.] akṣarāja अक्षराज akṣa—rājá m. ‘king of dice’, the die called Kali, [VS.] akṣaraka अक्षरक n. a vowel. akṣavāma अक्षवाम akṣa—vāma m. an unfair gambler. akṣavāpa अक्षवाप akṣa—vāpa = akṣāvāpá below, [Kāṭh.] akṣavāṭa अक्षवाट akṣa—vāṭa [L.] = -pāṭa. akṣavatī अक्षवती akṣa—vatī f. a game of dice, [L.] akṣayatā अक्षयता a-kṣaya—tā, f. or a-kṣaya—tva, n. imperishableness. akṣayiṇī अक्षयिणी a-kṣayiṇī f. N. of Siva's wife (?)N. of a river, [Rājat.] akṣayyam अक्षय्यम् a-kṣayy°am ind. ‘may thy prosperity be undecaying!’ (a form of blessing addressed to a Vaiśya), [MBh.] akṣetrin अक्षेत्रिन् a-kṣetrin mfn. having no fields, [Mn. ix, 49] and [51.] akṣiṇvat अक्षिण्वत् a-kṣiṇvat mfn. not injuring, [Mn. ii, 100]. akṣigata अक्षिगत akṣi—gata mfn. presented to the eye, visible, seen hated, [MBh.] &c. akṣigola अक्षिगोल akṣi—gola m. the eyeball. akṣijāha अक्षिजाह akṣi—jāha n. the root of the eye. akṣikūṭa अक्षिकूट akṣi—kūṭa or akṣi—kūṭaka, n. the prominent part of the forehead above the eye, [Yājñ.] &c. akṣipāka अक्षिपाक akṣi—pāka m. inflammation of the eyes, [Suśr.] akṣitārā अक्षितारा akṣi—tārā f. the pupil of the eye. akṣitoti अक्षितोति ákṣitoti m. ‘granting permanent help’, N. of Indra, [RV.]