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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नमस्namasind.A bow, salutation, obeisance, adoration; (this word is, by itself, invariably used with dat.; तस्मै…
    1. 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.)
    2. Vedic Food.
    3. A thunderbolt.
    4. A gift, present.
    5. A sacrifice.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -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

      1. Adjective
      2. bowed down to, saluted.
      3. revered, adored, worshipped.

    • -गुरुः

      1. a spiritual teacher.
      2. a Brāhmaṇa.

    • -चमसः

      1. a kind of cake.
      2. the moon.
      3. 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 Gita11·3111·4011·39

    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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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. नमस्namas[nám-as] n. bowing, obeisance, adora tion (by word or gesture): often as an exclama tion with the dat.; -kri…

    [nám-as] neuter bowing, obeisance, adora tion (by word or gesture): often as an exclama tion with the dat.; -kri, utter 'namas,' make obeisance, to (accusative, dative, locative).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. नमस्namasn. bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration (by gesture or word; often with dat. e.g. रामाय नमः…
    1. neuter gender bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration (by gesture or word; often with dative case exempli gratia, 'for example' रामाय नमः, salutation or glory to Ra1ma राम, often indeclinable [gaRa स्वर्-आदि]; नमस्-√कृ, to utter a salutation, do homage; indeclinablepage and participle that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमस्-क्/ऋत्य [AV. TS. etc.] or that the rest of a word is to be suppliedमस्-कृत्वा [MBh. BhP.]; न्/अमस्-कृत, worshipped, adored) fg-veda etc.
    2. neuter gender food Naigh. ii, 7
    3. neuter gender a thunderbolt, ii, 20
    4. neuter gender gift, donation Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender (?) an inarticulate cry Lexicographers
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  2. अनमस्युanamasyumfn. not bowing RV. x, 48, 6.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective not bowing fg-veda x, 48, 6.

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  3. उभयतोनमस्कारubhayatonamaskāramfn. having the word नमस् on both sides S3Br. ix.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective having the word नमस् on both sides S3Br. ix.

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  4. छिन्नमस्तकाchinnamastakāf. "decapitated", a headless form of Durga1 दुर्गा W.

    feminine "decapitated", a headless form of Durga1 दुर्गा W.

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  5. छिन्नमस्तकीकृchinnamastakīkṛto decapitate Naish. iv, 68 Sch.

    to decapitate Naish. iv, 68 Scholiast or Commentator

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  6. छिन्नमस्ताchinnamastāf. = ˚स्तक Tantras. iv Mantram vi .

    feminine Equivalent to that the rest of a word is to be suppliedस्तक Tantras. iv Mantram vi .

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  7. देवासुरनमस्कृतdevāsuranamaskṛtam. N. of S3iva शिव

    masculine gender Name of S3iva शिव

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  8. नमस्कर्तृnamaskartṛmfn. worshipping, a worshipper MBh.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective worshipping, a worshipper MBh.

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