(√ īkṣ), avekṣate to look towards, look at, behold, [TS.]; [ŚBr.] &c.; (1. sg. ī́kṣe) to perceive, observe, experience, [RV. viii, 79, 9]; [R.]; [Bhag.] &c.: Ā. (rarely P., e.g. 2. sg. avékṣasi, [MBh. ii, 2158]) to have in view, have regard to, take into consideration, [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.: Caus. avekṣayati, to cause to look at, [KātyŚr.]