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प्रणम्

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प्रणम्     

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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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प्र णम्

प्रणम्     

प्रणम् [praṇam]   1 [P.]
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.]
To bend, incline.

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