नम्

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A Sanskrit English Dictionary

नम्    cl. 1. P. न॑मति ( xxiii, 12"> [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, --- 10---; Ā. अनंस्त gr.; 3. pl. अनंसत, [Br.]; Subj. नंसै, नंसन्ते, --- 12---; fut. नंस्यति, [Br.]; नमिष्यति, [Hariv.]; नन्ता, --- 15---; 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, iv, 1, 3"> [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, vi, 12"> [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, iii, 10, 4"> [TUp. iii, 10, 4] :

Caus. नम॑यति, [RV.] &c. &c. ( नामयति, [Up.] &c.; नाम्यति [!] --- 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.), 97, 15"> 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.]< br>नम्   [ cf. Zd. nam, nemaiti; Gk. νέμω, νέμος, νόμος; Lat. nemus; goth., old sax., Angl. sax. niman; HGerm. nëman, nëmen, nehmen.]< br>

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)< br>   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.] < br>   To submit or subject oneself, bow down; अशक्तः सन्धिमान् नमेत् [Kām.8.55.] < br>   To bend, sink; go down; अनंसीद्भूर्भरेणास्य [Bk.15.25;] नेमुः सर्वदिशः [K.55;] उन्नमति नमति वर्षति......मेघः [Mk.5.26.] < br>   To stoop, be inclined.< br>   To be bent or curved.< br>   To sound.< br>   To change a dental to a lingual letter. -Caus.< br>   To bend, make curved.< br>   To bend (as a bow); न नमयितुमधिज्यमस्मि शक्तः [Ś.2.3.] < br>   To cause to sink.< br>   To prevent, ward off.< br>   To subdue, make subordinate; स पुरस्कृतमध्यमक्रमो नमयामास नृपाननुद्धरन् [R.8.9.] < br>

संस्कृतम् (Sanskrit) WN

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