namas नमस् námas n. bow, obeisance, reverential salutation, adoration (by gesture or word; often with dat., e.g. rāmāya namaḥ, salutation or glory to Rāma, often ind. [g. svar-ādi]; namas-√ kṛ, to utter a salutation, do homage; ind.p. °mas-kṛ́tya [[AV.]; [TS.] &c.] or °mas-kṛtvā [[MBh.]; [BhP.]]; námas-kṛta, worshipped, adored), [RV.] &c. &c. food, [Naigh. ii, 7] a thunderbolt, [ii, 20] gift, donation, [L.] námas m. (?) an inarticulate cry, [L.] namasa नमस mfn. favourable, kind, [Uṇ. iii, 117] m. (?) agreement, [W.] namasyā नमस्या nama°syā́ f. reverence, adoration, [RV. x, 104, 7.] namasya नमस्य Nom. P. °yati (ep. also °te), to pay homage, worship, be humble or deferential, [RV.]; &c. (p. °syat; ind.p. °sya). namasyà mfn. deserving or paying homage, venerable or humble, [RV.]; &c. namasyu नमस्यु nama°syú mfn. bowing down (in á-n°, q.v.) doing homage, worshipping, [RV.] nama°syú m. N. of a son of Pravīra, [BhP.] namasāna नमसान nama°sāná mfn. paying obeisance, worshipping, [AV.] namasita नमसित nama°sita mfn. (prob. w.r. for °syita See next) reverenced, worshipped, [Br.] namasvat नमस्वत् námas—vat (ná°), mfn. paying or inspiring veneration, [RV.] namasvin नमस्विन् namas—vín mfn. worshipping, reverential, [ib.] namaskārī नमस्कारी namas—kārī (ī), f. a kind of plant namaskāra नमस्कार namas—kārá m. the exclamation ‘namas’, adoration, homage, [AV.]; [Br.] &c. a sort of poison, [L.] namaskṛti नमस्कृति namas—kṛti ([Kād.]) f. adoration, homage. namasyita नमस्यित nama°syita mfn. See under namasa. namaskārya नमस्कार्य namas—kārya mfn. to be worshipped or adored, venerable, [MBh.]; [Hariv.] namaskartṛ नमस्कर्तृ namas—kartṛ mfn. worshipping, a worshipper, [MBh.] namaskriyā नमस्क्रिया namas—kriyā ([MBh.]) f. adoration, homage. namaskāravat नमस्कारवत् namas—kā°ra-vat mfn. containing the word ‘namas-kāra’, [AitBr.] namaskāravidhi नमस्कारविधि namas—kā°ra-vidhi m. N. of wk. namaskārastava नमस्कारस्तव namas—kā°ra-stava m. N. of wk.