1. ākāṅkṣ
ākāṅkṣ P. Ā. kāṅkṣati, te, to desire, long for, endeavour to gain (with acc. ), AitBr. ; Mn. x, 121 , &c., (rarely with gen. ), Mn. ii, 162 ; ( perf. cakāṅkṣa, R. ; Ragh. ) to expect, wait for or till, Lāṭy. ; MBh. xiv, 1279 , &c.; to endeavour to reach a place, turn to ( acc. ), Mn. iii, 25