लक्ष् [ lakṣ ] [ lakṣ ] Root cl. [1] Ā. [ lakṣate ] , to perceive , observe Lit. BhP. Lit. Kathās. ; (P. [ °ti ] ) , to recognise Lit. MBh. ; cl. [10] P. Ā. ( Lit. Dhātup. xxxii , 5 ; xxxiii , 23 ; rather Nom. fr. [ lakṣa ] below) [ lakṣayati ] , [ °te ] (aor. [ alalakṣat ] , [ °ta ] ; inf. [ lakṣayitum ] ; ind.p. [ lakṣayitvā ] , [ -lakṣya ] ) , to mark , sign Lit. MBh. ; to characterize , define (in Comms.) ; to indicate , designate indirectly Lit. Śaṃk. Lit. Kpr. Lit. Sāh. Lit. Sarvad. ; to aim , it (as to aim an arrow at any object) , direct towards , have in view , mean Lit. Kāś. on Lit. Pāṇ. 2-3 , 37 ; to consider or regard any one (acc.) as (acc. with or without [ iva ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Hariv. Lit. Pur. ; to suppose of any one (acc.) that he will ( oratio recta with [ iti ] ) Lit. MBh. iii , 10375 ; to know , understand , recognise by (instr.) or as (acc.) or that ( oratio recta with [ iti ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. Lit. Pur. ; to notice , perceive , observe , see , view Lit. MaitrUp. Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. : Pass. [ lakṣyate ] , to be marked ; to be meant or intended Lit. Kāś. on Lit. Pāṇ. 2-3 , 14 ; to be named or called ( with double nom.) Lit. BhP. ; to be perceived or seen , appear , seem , look like (nom. with or without [ iva ] ) Lit. MBh. Lit. Kāv. : Desid. see [ lilakṣayiṣita ] .