Namasya: 10 definitions
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Namasya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
India history and geography
Namasya.—(IE 8-5; EI 5, 13, 28), same as mānya, sarva-na- masya, namasya-vṛtti, etc.; a rent-free tenure. Note: namasya is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
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Sanskrit dictionary
Namasya (नमस्य).—a.
1) Entitled to obeisance, revered, respectable, adorable; ब्रह्मन्नतिथिनर्मस्यः (brahmannatithinarmasyaḥ) Kaṭh. Up.; ब्राह्मणा मे महाभागा नमस्याः पुरुषर्षभाः (brāhmaṇā me mahābhāgā namasyāḥ puruṣarṣabhāḥ) Mahābhārata (Bombay) 12.59.19.
2) Respectful, humble.
-syā Worship, adoration, reverence, obeisance; प्रियायास्मै धाम्ने प्रविहितनमस्योऽस्मि भवते (priyāyāsmai dhāmne pravihitanamasyo'smi bhavate) Mahimna.28.
Namasya (नमस्य).—mfn.
(-syaḥ-syā-syaṃ) Venerable, respectable, entitled to salutation or civility. f.
(-syā) Reverence, respect, worship, adoration. E. namas respect, kyac aff or nāmadhātuḥ namasya karmaṇi yat allopayallopau .
Namasya (नमस्य).— a [denominative.] derived from namas by ya [Parasmaipada.] ([Ātmanepada.] Mahābhārata 13, 5129). To adore, Mahābhārata 2, 234.
— With the prep. sam sam The same, [Harivaṃśa, (ed. Calc.)] 7769.
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Namasya (नमस्य).—[namas + ya], adj., or ptcple. of the fut. pass. of namasya, What ought to be adored, Mahābhārata 13, 2142.
Namasya (नमस्य).—[adjective] to be worshipped, venerable; respectful, humble.
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Namasyā (नमस्या).—[feminine] worship, homage.
1) Namasya (नमस्य):—[from nam] 1. namasya [Nominal verb] [Parasmaipada] yati ([Epic] also te), to pay homage, worship, be humble or deferential, [Ṛg-veda]; etc. (p. syat; [indeclinable participle] sya).
2) Namasyā (नमस्या):—[from namasya > nam] f. reverence, adoration, [Ṛg-veda x, 104, 7.]
3) Namasya (नमस्य):—[from nam] 2. namasya mfn. deserving or paying homage, venerable or humble, [Ṛg-veda]; etc.
Namasya (नमस्य):—[(syaḥ-syā-syaṃ) a.] Venerable. (syā) f. Reverence, worship.
Namasya (नमस्य):—
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Namasyā (नमस्या):—(von namasy) f. Verehrung, Huldigung [Amarakoṣa 2, 7, 34.]
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Namasyā (नमस्या):—[Halāyudha 4, 91.]
Namasya (नमस्य):—, namasia Adj. —
1) dem Ehrfurcht zu erweisen ist , ehrwürdig. —
2) ehrfürchtig , demüthig.
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Namasyā (नमस्या):—f. Verehrung , Huldigung [Ṛgveda (roth). 10,104,7.]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Namasya (ನಮಸ್ಯ):—[adjective] worthy of respect or reverence; respectable; venerable.
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Namasya (ನಮಸ್ಯ):—[noun] a man worthy of respect or reverence; respectable, venerable man.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Namasya-vritti, Namasyana, Namasyat, Namasyati.
Full-text (+2): Sarva-namasya, Anamasya, Namaskara, Namasy, Namasya-vritti, Ardha-namasya-vritti, Samnamasya, Sarbanamasya, Namassiya, Namasyita, Namaskarya, Age, Namasyu, Mahya, Sarva-namaskrita, Manovarti, Namassa, Ji shou li, Li bai gong yang, Sarvamanya.
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Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 1.3.54 < [Chapter 3 - Prapañcātīta (beyond the Material Plane)]
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Discovery of Sanskrit Treasures (seven volumes) (by Satya Vrat Shastri)
5. The ancient concept of Bhoodan < [Volume 7 - Society and Culture]
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Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
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