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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

  • नम् cl. 1. P. न/मति (Dhātup. xxiii, 12), °ते (mostly intrans.; cf. Pāṇ. iii, 1, 89; pr. p. Ā. नमान, R.; pf. P. नानाम, RV. &c.; 2. sg. नेमिथ, or ननन्थ, Vop.; Subj. नन/मस्, RV.; 3. pl. नेमुर्, Kāv.; Ā. नेमे, RV.; 3. pl. -ननमिरे, MBh.; aor. P. अनान्, Kāṭh.; अनंसीत्, Daś.; Ā. अनंस्त Gr.; 3. pl. अनंसत, Br.; Subj. नंसै, नंसन्ते, RV.; fut. नंस्यति, Br.; नमिष्यति, Hariv.; नन्ता, Siddh.; inf. -न/मम्, -न/मे, RV.; नन्तुम्, नमितुम्, Kāv.; ind.p. नत्वा, BhP.; Kathās.; -नत्य, Br.; -नम्य, MBh.)
    to bend or bow (either trans. or oftener intr.) to bow to, subject or submit, one's self (with gen. dat. or acc.), RV. &c. &c.;
    (with हिरुक्) to turn away, keep aside, AV. iv, 1, 3;
    to turn towards i.e. to aim at (gen.) with (instr.), RV. i, 165, 6;
    to yield or give way, keep quiet or be silent, Bālar. vi, 12;
    (in gram.) to change a dental letter into a cerebral, RPrāt. :
    Pass. नम्यते, to be bent or bowed;
    yield or submit to, TUp. iii, 10, 4 :
    Caus. नम/यति, RV. &c. &c. (नामयति, Up. &c.; नाम्यति [!] Mṛcch. i, 30; aor. अनीनमत्, RV.; Pass. नाम्यते, °ति, MBh. &c.)
    to cause to bow or sink, incline, RV. &c. &c.;
    (with चापम्) to bend a bow, MBh.; Hariv. &c.;
    to turn away or ward off, RV.;
    to aim at (gen.), ix, 97, 15;
    (in gram.) to change a dental letter into a cerebral, RPrāt. :
    Desid. निनंसति, Gr. :
    Intens. न/न्नमीति, RV.;
    नन्नम्यते, KātyŚr. (3. sg. न/म्नते impf. अनम्नत, p. न/ममान, RV.) to bow or submit one's self to (dat.), RV.; Br.
  • नम् [cf. Zd. nam, nemaiti; Gk. νέμω, νέμος, νόμος; Lat. nemus; Goth., Old Sax., Angl.Sax. niman; HGerm. nëman, nëmen, nehmen.]

Apte Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1890)

  • नम् 1 P., sometimes A. (नमति-ते, ननाम, अनंसीत्, नंस्यति, नत; caus. नमयति-ते or नामयति-ते, but with a preposition नमयति only; desid. निनंसति)
    1 To bow to, make obeisance to, salute (as a mark of respect) (with acc. or dat.); इयं नमति वः सर्वान् त्रिलोचनवधूरिति Ku. 6. 89; Bg. 11. 37; Bk. 9. 51, 10. 31; 12. 39; Śi. 4. 57.
    2 To submit or subject oneself, bow down; अशक्तः संधिमान् नमेत् Kām. 8. 55.
    3 To bend, sink; go down; अनंसीद्भूर्भरेणास्य Bk. 15. 25. नेमुः सर्वदिशः K. 55; उन्नमति नमति वर्षति…मेघः Mk. 5. 26.
    4 To stoop, be inclined.
    5 To be bent or curved.
    6 To sound.
    7 To change a dental to a lingual letter.
    — Caus.
    1 To bend, make curved.
    2 To bend (as a bow); Ś. 2. 3.
    3 To cause to sink.
    4 To prevent, ward off.