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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

ईक्ष् cl. 1. Ā. ई/क्षते, ईक्षां-चक्रे (Pāṇ. i, 3, 63), ईक्षिष्यते, ऐक्षिष्ट, ईक्षितुम्, to see, look, view, behold, look at, gaze at;
to watch over (with acc. or rarely loc.), AV.; AitBr.; ŚBr.; Mn.; Kathās. &c.;
to see in one's mind, think, have a thought, ŚBr.; ChUp.; MBh.; Bhag. &c.;
to regard, consider, Kum.;
to observe (the stars &c.), VarBṛS.;
to foretell for (dat.; lit. to observe the stars for any one), Pāṇ. i, 4, 39 :
Caus. ईक्षयति, to make one look at (with acc.), ĀśvGṛ. (This root is perhaps connected with अक्षि q.v.)
(also) to be seen, Jātakam.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

ईक्ष् 1 A. (ईक्षते, ईक्षांचक्रे, ऐक्षिष्ट, ईक्षितुं, ईक्षित्वा, ईक्षित)

1 To see, behold, view, perceive, observe, look or gaze at.

2 To regard, consider, look upon; सर्वभूतस्थमात्मानं… ईक्षते योगयुक्तात्मा Bg. 6. 29.

3 To take into account, care for; नाभिजनमीक्षते K. 104, न कामवृत्तिर्वचनीयमीक्षते Ku. 5. 82.

4 To think, reflect; तत्तेज ऐक्षत बहु स्यां प्रजायेय Ch. Up.

5 To require; Pt. 1. 151.

6 To look to, or to investigate, the good or bad luck of any one (with dat. of the person); कृष्णाय ईक्षते गर्गः Sk. (शुभाशुभं पर्यालोचयति); Bk. 8. 76 With अधि to suspect; सत्येप्यपायमधीक्षते H. 4. 102 v. l.

— अन्वव

1 to see, behold.

2 to consider.

3 to care for, take into account.