śikṣ (properly Desid. of √śak

• cf. Pāṇ. 7-4, 54), cl. 1. P. Ā. śíkṣati, ○te (in later language oftener Ā

• cf. Dhātup. xvi, 4

• pr. p. śíkṣat, śíkṣamāṇa RV.

• śikṣāṇa MBh.

• Impv. śiśikṣa Nir.

• aor. aśikṣithṭa 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 sakāśāt with gen.) RV. &c. &c

• to practise one's self in (loc.)
Kathās. (cf. Pāṇ. 1-3, 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. śikṣyate (aor. aśikṣi), to be learnt or practised Kād. Kathās.: Caus. śikṣayati (rarely ○te

• aor. aśiśikṣat), 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

Sanskrit-English Dictionary, by M. Monier William