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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for नमस्

3 dictionaries · exact headword

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.

    Source: Apte

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
    Source: Monier-Williams

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).

    Source: Macdonell

Analysis (Beta) · नमस्

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