नमस्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नमस्  n.  n. bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration (by gesture or word; often with dat. e.g. रामाय नमः, salutation or glory to राम, often ind. [ g. स्वर्-आदि]; नमस्-√ कृ, to utter a salutation, do homage; ind.p. °मस्-कृ॑त्य [ [AV.]; [TS.] &c.] or °मस्-कृत्वा [ [MBh.]; [BhP.]]; न॑मस्-कृत, worshipped, adored), [RV.] &c. &c.
   food, [Naigh. ii, 7]
   a thunderbolt, ii, 20
   gift, donation, [L.]
नमस्  m.  m. (?) an inarticulate cry, [L.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नमस् [namas]   ind.
   A bow, salutation, obeisance, adoration; (this word is, by itself, invariably used with dat.; तस्मै वदान्यगुरवे तरवे नमोऽस्तु [Bv.1.94;] नमस्त्रिमूर्तये तुभ्यम् [Ku.2.4;] but with कृ, generally with acc.; मुनित्रयं नमस्कृत्य Sk.; but sometimes with dat. also; नमस्कुर्मो नृसिंहाय ibid. The word has the sense of a noun, but is treated as an indeclinable.)
   Ved. Food.
   A thunderbolt.
   A gift, present.
   A sacrifice.-Comp.
-कारः, -कृतिः  f. f.
-करणम्   bowing, respectful or reverential salutation, respectful obeisance (made by uttering the word नमस्).
-कारी   a kind of plant (Mar. लाजाळू).
-कृत   a.
   bowed down to, saluted.
   revered, adored, worshipped.
   गुरुः a spiritual teacher.
   a Brāhmaṇa.
   चमसः a kind of cake.
   the moon.
   magic.
-वाकम्   ind. uttering the word नमस्i. e. making a low obeisance; इदं कविभ्यः पूर्वेभ्यो नमोवाकं प्रशास्महे [U.1.1;] -m. नाथायाभिरुपासिताय च नमोवाकानधीयीमहि [Viś. Gunā.123.]
-वृध्  m. m. a sacrifice.

Shabda-Sagara

नमस्   ind.
   1. Gift, present.
   2. Bowing, bending, salutation, obeisance. 3. An inarticulate cry.
   4. The term used in connexion with the name of a deity in the fifth case to signify veneration, as रामाय नमः salutation, glory or reverence to RĀMA.
    E. नम् to bend, and affix असुन-सच् .

ROOTS:

नम् असुन-सच् .

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