ava-√ nam (p. -namat; ind.p. -namya) to bow, make a bow to, [BhP.]; [Śiś. ix, 74]; [Kathās.]; (perf. Ā. 3. pl. -nanāmire) to bow down (as the head), [MBh. i, 5336] : Caus. (ind.p. -nāmya) to bend down, [MBh. iii, 10043]; [Hariv. 3685]; to bend (a bow), [MBh. viii, 4606.]