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Entry नमस्

नमस्namasbowed down to, saluted.
1. bowed down to, saluted.
2. revered, adored, worshipped.
Derived forms and compounds
- -गुरुः
  
  a spiritual teacher.
  
  a Brāhmaṇa.
- नमस् namas, Indeclinable
  
  A bow, salutation, obeisance, adoration; (this word is, by itself, invariably used with Dative; तस्मै वदान्यगुरवे तरवे नमोऽस्तु Bv.1.94; नमस्त्रिमूर्तये तुभ्यम् Ku.2.4; but with कृ, generally with Accusative; मुनित्रयं नमस्कृत्य Sk.; but sometimes with Dative also; नमस्कुर्मो नृसिंहाय Tbe same. The word has the sense of a noun, but is treated as an indeclinable.)
  
  Vedic Food.
  
  A thunderbolt.
  
  A gift, present.
  
  A sacrifice.
- -कारः, -कृतिः Feminine
- -करणम् bowing, respectful or reverential salutation, respectful obeisance (made by uttering the word नमस्).
- -कारी a kind of plant (Marâthî लाजाळू).
- -कृत Adjective
- -चमसः
  
  a kind of cake.
  
  the moon.
  
  magic.
- -वाकम् Indeclinable uttering the word नमस्id est, that is making a low obeisance; इदं कविभ्यः पूर्वेभ्यो नमोवाकं प्रशास्महे Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)1.1; -Masculine नाथायाभिरुपासिताय च नमोवाकानधीयीमहि Viś. Gunā.123.
- -वृध् Masculine a sacrifice.
In the Gita11·31 11·40 11·39

नमोऽस्तु ते देववर प्रसीद ।

namo'stu te devavara prasīda, — Declare to me who Thou art that wearest this form of fierceness. Salutation to Thee, O Thou great Godhead, turn Thy heart to grace. I would know who… 11·31
- नमःnamaḥthe noun namas (salutation) used as an Indeclinable word.
- नमो नमःnamo namaḥnominative singular of the neuter noun namas (salutation) repeated to indicate a frequency of the act (salutation again and again).
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