ākṣa

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Meaning:	“to announce, proclaim, teach”
Word class:	verb
Language:	TB
Equivalent in TA:	āks-
Lexeme variants:	ākṣa; akṣa; ākṣ; ākṣ=
Person:	third
Number:	singular
Tense/Mood:	preterite
Root character:	non-a-character
Internal root vowel:	vowel-full
Stem:	preterite
Stem class:	1
Valency:	transitive
Voice:	active

Paradigm

	sg.act	pl.act	du.act	sg.mid	pl.mid	du.mid
1	akṣāwa, akṣāwa-c, akṣāwa-me
2	akṣāsta
3	ākṣa, akṣā-ne, akṣā-me	akṣāre

Lexeme family

• āks-
  • āks- “to announce, proclaim, teach” gv
    • aksaṣṣuki “instructor” agnt

      	sg	pl
      nom	aksaṣṣuki
      acc		aksaṣṣukiṃ
      perl		aksaṣṣukintsa

    • āks- “to announce, proclaim, teach” gv.prs11

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	aksaskau, aksaskau-c, aksaskau-me
      2	aksast	aksaścer
      3	aksaṣṣi, aksaṣṣäṃ	aksaṣyeṃ, aksaskeṃ

      • aksaṣṣälle “to be announced, proclaimed, taught” part.prs11

        	sg.m
        nom	aksaṣṣälle, āksaṣälle

      • aksaṣṣeñca “announcing” ptcp.prs11

        	sg.m	sg.f
        nom	aksaṣṣeñca	aksaṣṣeñca
        acc	aksaṣṣeñcai	aksaṣṣeñcai

      • aksaskemane “announcing, proclaiming, teaching” part.prs11

        	sg.m	sg.f	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	aksaskemane	aksaskemane	aksaskemane	aksaskemane
        acc	aksaskemane	aksaskemane	aksaskemane	aksaskemane

    • āks- “to announce, proclaim, teach” gv.subj2

      	sg.act	sg.mid
      1	akṣim, āksau, aksau-c, aksau-ne, aksau-me
      2	akṣīt
      3	ākṣi, ākṣäṃ, akṣan-me	ākṣtär

      • ākṣalñe “to announce, proclaim, teach” abstr.n.subj2

        	sg
        nom	ākṣalñe
        acc	ākṣalñe

      • āksi “to announce, proclaim, teach” inf.n.subj2

        	sg
        nom	āksi, ākṣtsi
        acc	āksi, ākṣtsi

    • āks- “to announce, proclaim, teach” gv.pret1

      	sg.act	pl.act
      1	akṣāwa, akṣāwa-c, akṣāwa-me
      2	akṣāsta
      3	ākṣa, akṣā-ne, akṣā-me	akṣāre

      • ākṣu “having been announced” part.pret1

        	sg.m	pl.m	pl.f
        nom	ākṣoṣ, ākṣu	ākṣoṣ	ākṣuwa
        acc	ākṣoṣ	ākṣoṣ	ākṣuwa

    • āks- “to announce, proclaim, teach” gv.imp6

      	sg.act	pl.act
      2	pokse, pokse-ñ	pokses

Occurrences

ākṣ=

1	THT 3 b8	(toṃ) (a)ranemi ś(l)okanma ;	ākṣ=	ākalṣ(ly)eṃts ce(w) (pr)e(ke) ;
2	THT 30 a5	: ñäktets ñakte ;	ākṣ=	omte ; tsārwässiś ;

akṣa

1	THT 389 a6	/// – meñäṣṣa 30-{1→2}	akṣa	rmer ka yäst wälo
2	THT 583 b2	/// l· ma •	akṣa	/// b3 /// tkacce
3	THT 587.a a3	(kuse) (pelai)k(n)empa plāc mokṣäṣṣai	akṣa	newṣä kä·e /// a4
4	THT 1300 b2	/// ॥ – ṣṣe	akṣa	ytārine /// b3 ///
5	THT 1449.e a3	a3 /// – ñ	akṣa	po klyautkentsa : –

ākṣa

1	G-Qm 1 a1	wa(l)k(e) ṅk(e) epikte kart(s)e	āk(ṣ)a	pel(ai)k(n)e – näk· – –
2	IOL Toch 127 b7	ikene • aśup ṣamānents	ākṣa	cey ṣamāni mä°
3	IOL Toch 222 b3	aitsi tā(y) pañäkte pelaikne	ākṣa	/// b4 /// wa
4	IOL Toch 248 a5	ista-= klautka • śnoy	ākṣa	• tumeṃ sāu śem
5	IOL Toch 530 a1	a1 /// s·	ākṣa	o – /// b1
6	PK AS 18B a1	(yapt)s(i) täṅtsi aśiyanaṃts pelaikn(e)	ākṣa	• sū no weṃtsi
7	PK Bois A26 a3	orś(a) a3 /// (ccākare)	āk(ṣ)a	b1 /// klāṣle
8	PK Bois A27 a1	a1 /// k(u)nacaṃttre	ākṣa	• ///
9	PK Bois A28 a1	a1 /// ś	ākṣa	•
10	PK Bois A29 a1	a1 /// ka(r)e	ākṣa	•
11	PK Bois A49 a3	orśa a3 /// (ccākare)	ākṣa
12	PK Bois B4 a2	śakne • makte tāś	ākṣa	:
13	PK Bois B6 a1	(i)a1käṃ okne • kunacaṃttrakau	ākṣa	: b1 yuṣaintse klāṣle
14	PK Bois B7 a3	swar(n)atea3pi kṣuṃne orśa cākare	ākṣa	b1 sknatatti klāṣle
15	PK Bois B9 a3	• makte tāś a3	ākṣa	• b1 yuṣ(ai)ytse klāṣle
16	PK Bois B10 a3	ia3kä(ṃ) wine • s(o)lme	ākṣa	• b1 yūṣaiytse klāṣle
17	PK Bois B17 a3	okne • caitike a3	ākṣa	•
18	PK Bois B22 a3	meṃn(e) /// a3 rcos	ākṣa	• /// b1 yūṣaiytse
19	PK Bois B25 a3	kṣ(u)ṃn(e) (orśa) /// (cāka)a3re	āk(ṣ)a	• ///
20	PK Bois B26 a2	orśa a2 cākare	ākṣa	¤ b1 sknatatti klāṣle
21	PK Bois B30 a2	trice meṃne ñune kūnacaṃttrakau	ākṣa
22	PK Bois B31 a2	swarnatepi kṣu(ṃ)a2ne orśa cākare	ākṣa
23	PK Bois B45 a3	a3 orśa cākare	ākṣa	b1 sknatatti klāṣle
24	PK Bois B47 a1	traiyne • makte tāś	ākṣa	///
25	PK Bois B51 a2	kṣuṃne • orśa cākaa2re	ākṣa	• yarkā(ṃ) meṃ •
26	PK Bois B65 a1	a1 srśa cākar(e)	ākṣ(a)	• /// b1 sknatatti
27	PK Bois B134 and B142 a1	(orśa) (cā)a1k(a)r(e)	ā(k)ṣ(a)	b1 sknatatti klāṣle
28	PK réserve 1517 B 3.2 a4	swarnatepi kṣu(ṃ)ne orśa cāa4kare	ākṣa	b1 sknatatti klāṣle
29	THT 1 a4	a4 /// 6σ	(ākṣa)	; (wertsiya)ntse pelaikne ;
30	THT 15 a4	; pepalyk{a→u}sai ; pelai(kn=)	(ākṣa)	; (tu) (yparwe) (:)
31	THT 16 b5	masa ; lānte tw	ākṣa	; aurtsesa : ñaṣṣa
32	THT 17 a5	; p(epa)lykusai ; p(elaikn=)	(ākṣ){ā→a}	; tu yparwe :
33	THT 18 a1	masa ; lānte tw	ākṣa	; aurtsesa : ña(ṣṣa)
34	THT 20 b5	; (toṃ) (ślokan)m(a) ;	ākṣa	tarya ; yolaiṃ reki
35	THT 23 b6	; masa pudñäk;tentse tw	ākṣa	: te yäknesa su
36	THT 25 a1	/// /// m oskai	ākṣa	śnoy säswantso po – – –
37	THT 29 a2	arthaṃma ; palskone ;	ākṣa	/// a3 ///
38	THT 30 a2	ślokanma ; wertsyaine ;	ākṣa	cets ; palsko tsārwässiś
39	THT 34 b3	ṣpä ; ce ślok	ākṣa	wertsyaine 20-5 /// b4
40	THT 42 a6	; karst= arṣāklaṃtse ;	ākṣa	sw arhānte 20-2 palkas
41	THT 45 a4	wertsyaṃ ; tsārwästsiś ;	ākṣa	kren(t) (p)e(laikne) 30-1 näno
42	THT 48 b5	2σ b5 15σ ///	ākṣa	pūdñä;{kte} ot ceṃ ;
43	THT 159 a3	e /// /// pelaikne	ākṣa	• mäkteyknesa e ///
44	THT 199 a5	a5 /// ātsentsa pelaikne	ākṣa	pañikte käṣṣi • seṃ
45	THT 347 a4	a4 /// m· •	ākṣa	su ; ketara ;
46	THT 375 b2	– – b2 /// tkor	ākṣa	weñā-meś • varddhaneṃ wapāntsai
47	THT 409 b4	b4 /// käṣṣiṃntse po	ākṣa	• te weña ñiś
48	THT 577 b1	b1 ts{†ä} po m(a)nt(a)	ākṣa	• w· s· ///
49	THT 1424.g b2	/// b2 /// ·rä	ākṣa	ślok re /// b3