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pratyakṣa

praty—akṣa See s.v.

praty-akṣa mf(A)n. present before the eyes, visible, perceptible (opp. to paro'kṣa, q.v.), [Up.]; [MBh.] &c.

clear, distinct, manifest, direct, immediate, actual, real, [ŚBr.] &c. &c.

keeping in view, discerning (with gen.), [MBh.]

praty-akṣa n. ocular evidence, direct perception, apprehension by the senses (in Nyāya one of the 4 Pramāṇas or modes of proof. cf. pramāṇa)

superintendence of, care for (gen.), [Mn. ix, 27]

(in rhet.) a kind of style descriptive of impressions derived from the senses, [Kuval.]