नम्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नम्    cl. 1. P. न॑मति ( [Dhātup. xxiii, 12]), °ते (mostly intrans.; cf. [Pāṇ. 3-1, 89]; pr. p. Ā. नमान, [R.]; pf. P. नानाम, [RV.] &c.; 2. sg. नेमिथ, or ननन्थ, [Vop.]; Subj. नन॑मस्, [RV.]; 3. pl. नेमुर्, [Kāv.]; Ā. नेमे, [RV.]; 3. pl. -ननमिरे, [MBh.]; aor. P. अनान्, [Kāṭh.]; अनंसीत्, [Daś.]; Ā. अनंस्त Gr.; 3. pl. अनंसत, [Br.]; Subj. नंसै, नंसन्ते, [RV.]; fut. नंस्यति, [Br.]; नमिष्यति, [Hariv.]; नन्ता, [Siddh.]; inf. -न॑मम्, -न॑मे, [RV.]; नन्तुम्, नमितुम्, [Kāv.]; ind.p. नत्वा, [BhP.]; [Kathās.]; -नत्य, [Br.]; -नम्य, [MBh.])

to bend or bow (either trans. or oftener intr.) to bow to, subject or submit, one's self (with gen. dat. or acc.), [RV.] &c. &c.;

(with हिरुक्) to turn away, keep aside, [AV. iv, 1, 3];

to turn towards i.e. to aim at ( gen.) with ( instr.), [RV. i, 165, 6];

to yield or give way, keep quiet or be silent, [Bālar. vi, 12];

(in gram.) to change a dental letter into a cerebral, [RPrāt.] :

Pass. नम्यते, to be bent or bowed;

yield or submit to, [TUp. iii, 10, 4] :

Caus. नम॑यति, [RV.] &c. &c. ( नामयति, [Up.] &c.; नाम्यति [!] [Mṛcch. i, 30]; aor. अनीनमत्, [RV.]; Pass. नाम्यते, °ति, [MBh.] &c.)

to cause to bow or sink, incline, [RV.] &c. &c.;

(with चापम्) to bend a bow, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] &c.;

to turn away or ward off, [RV.];

to aim at ( gen.), ix, 97, 15;

(in gram.) to change a dental letter into a cerebral, [RPrāt.] :

Desid. निनंसति, [Gr.] :

Intens. न॑न्नमीति, [RV.];

नन्नम्यते, KātyŚr. (3. sg. न॑म्नते impf. अनम्नत, p. न॑ममान, [RV.]) to bow or submit one's self to ( dat.), [RV.]; [Br.]
नम्   [ cf. Zd. nam, nemaiti; Gk. νέμω, νέμος, νόμος; Lat. nemus; Goth., Old Sax., Angl.Sax. niman; HGerm. nëman, nëmen, nehmen.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

नम् [nam]   1 P., sometimes Ā. (नमति-ते, ननाम, अनंसीत्, नंस्यति, नत, caus. नमयति-ते or नामयति-ते, but with a preposition नमयति only; desid. निनंसति) also 9 P. (नम्नाति), 4. P. (नम्यति)
   To bow to, make obeisance to, salute (as a mark of respect) (with acc. or dat.); इयं नमति वः सर्वान् त्रिलोचनवधूरिति [Ku.6.89;] [Bg.11.37;] [Bk.9.51;1.31;] 12.99; [Si.4.57.]
   To submit or subject oneself, bow down; अशक्तः सन्धिमान् नमेत् [Kām.8.55.]
   To bend, sink; go down; अनंसीद्भूर्भरेणास्य [Bk.15.25;] नेमुः सर्वदिशः [K.55;] उन्नमति नमति वर्षति......मेघः [Mk.5.26.]
   To stoop, be inclined.
   To be bent or curved.
   To sound.
   To change a dental to a lingual letter. -Caus.
   To bend, make curved.
   To bend (as a bow); न नमयितुमधिज्यमस्मि शक्तः [Ś.2.3.]
   To cause to sink.
   To prevent, ward off.
   To subdue, make subordinate; स पुरस्कृतमध्यमक्रमो नमयामास नृपाननुद्धरन् [R.8.9.]

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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