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प्रणम् [praṇam] 1 [P.]
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To bow down, salute, make a low obeisance to, be humble (with acc. or dative); न प्रणमन्ति देवताभ्यः [K.18;] तां भक्तिप्रवणेन चेतसा प्रणनाम [K. 228;] [Ku.7.27;] तस्मात् प्रणम्य प्रणिधाय कायम् [Bg.11.44;] [R.2.21.] (साष्टाङ्गं प्रणम् 'to fall down on the eight limbs'; see अष्टाङ्ग; दण्डवत् प्रणम् 'to bow by throwing oneself down on the ground quite prostrate and flat like a stick placed horizontally, touching the ground at all points; cf. दण्डप्रणाम.) -Caus. (प्रणमयति) To cause to bow down; तामर्चिताभ्यः कुलदेवताभ्यः कुलप्रतिष्ठां प्रणमय्य माता [Ku.7.27.]
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To bend, incline.
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प्र-णम् (
√ नम्) P. Ā. -णमति, °ते (ind.p. -णम्य) to bend or bow down before (often with मूर्ध्ना, शिरसा &c.), make obeisance to (dat gen. loc. or acc. ), [Mn.] ; [MBh.] &c.: Caus. -नामयति, (ind.p. -नमय्य), to cause a person (acc. ) to bow before (dat. ), [Kālid.] ; to bow, incline, ib.
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