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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

शिक्ष् (properly Desid. of √ शक्; cf. Pāṇ. vii, 4, 54) cl. 1. Ā. P. शि/क्षति, °ते (in later language oftener Ā..; cf. Dhātup. xvi, 4; pr. p. शि/क्षत्, शि/क्षमाण, RV.; शिक्षाण, MBh.; Impv. शिशिक्ष, Nir.; aor. अशिक्षिष्ट, Bhaṭṭ.), ‘to wish to be able’, (P.) try to effect, attempt, undertake, TS.; AV.;
(Ā.; rarely P.)
to learn, acquire knowledge, study, practise, learn from (abl. or सकाशात् with gen.), RV. &c. &c.;
to practise one's self in (loc.), Kathās. (cf. Pāṇ. i, 3, 2, Vārtt. 3 Sch.);
‘to wish to be able to effect for others’ (P.) wish to help, aid, befriend (dat.), RV.;
(P.) to wish to give, bestow, ib.;
(P.) to wish to present with (instr.), Nir.; ŚāṅkhBr.;
(Ā.) to offer one's service to, enter the service of (acc.), MBh. :
Pass. शिक्ष्यते (aor. अशिक्षि), to be learnt or practised, Kād.; Kathās. :
Caus. शिक्षयति (rarely °ते; aor. अशिशिक्षत्),
to cause to learn, impart knowledge, inform, instruct, teach (with acc. of pers. or thing; also with two acc., or with acc. of pers. and loc. of thing, or with acc. of pers. and inf., or with acc. of thing and gen. of pers.), Mn.; MBh. &c.

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

शिक्ष् 1 A. (शिक्षते, शिक्षित)

1 To learn, study, acquire knowledge of; अशिक्षतास्त्रं पितुरेव मंत्रवत् R. 3. 31.

2 To teach (Ved.).