उत्पेक्ष्

{ utpēkṣ }

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

उत्पेक्ष् [utpēkṣ]   1 Ā. [उत्प्र-ईक्ष्]
To look up to; [Pt.1.] to expect; [K.35,229;] to anticipate, see in prospect; उत्प्रेक्षमाणा जघनाभिघातम् [Mu.2.]
To see, perceive, behold
To guess, conjecture; भगवति किमुत्प्रेक्षसे कुतस्त्योऽयमिति [U.4,6;] [K.67.121,198-9.]
To believe, fancy; [K.18;] [Ve.2.1;] उत्प्रेक्षामो वयं तावन्मतिमन्तं बिभीषणम् [Rām.]
To remember, think of; तदुत्प्रेक्ष्योत्प्रेक्ष्य प्रियसखि गतांस्तांश्च दिवसान् [Amaru.43;] [U.6.37.]
To transfer (with loc.).
To illustrate by a supposed simile; see उत्प्रेक्षा below.