namas ind. 1 A bow, salutation, obeisance, adoration; (this word is, by itself, invariably used with dat. ; tasmE vadAnyagurave tarave namo'stu Bv. 1. 94 ; namastrimUrtaye tuByaM Ku. 2. 4 ; but with kf , generally with acc. ; munitrayaM namaskftya Sk. ; but sometimes with dat. also; namaskurmo nfsiMhAya ibid. The word has the sense of a noun, but is treated as an indeclinable.) 2 Ved. Food. 3 A thunderbolt. 4 A gift, present. 5 A sacrifice. Comp. — kAraH, -kftiH f. — karaRaM bowing, respectful or reverential salutation, respectful obeisance (made by uttering the word namas ). — kfta a. 1 bowed down to, saluted. 2 revered, adored, worshipped. — guruH 1 a spiritual teacher. 2 a Brāhmaṇa. — vAkaM ind. uttering the word namas , i. e. making a low obeisance; idaM kaviByaH pUrveByo namovAkaM praSAsmahe U. 1. 1. — vfD m. a sacrifice.
(masc, masc, mano group, from namati) reverence; veneration; homage (to) [lit.] bend Construction: √nam + as