Dictionaries | References प प्रणम् { praṇam } Script: Devanagari Meaning Related Words प्रणम् A Sanskrit English Dictionary | Sanskrit English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 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. ROOTS:प्र णम् प्रणम् The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary | Sanskrit English Rate this meaning Thank you! 👍 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. Comments | अभिप्राय Comments written here will be public after appropriate moderation. Like us on Facebook to send us a private message. TOP