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pekkhati

pr 3rd sg of pekkhati (verb)

1. sees; takes a look (at); lit. looks forward
2. looks ahead; looks forward (at); observes
3. considers; contemplates; understands; lit. looks forward

Etymology. pa + ikkha + ti; from √ikkh 'see, mark'; Sanskrit prekṣate [prekṣ]

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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