Pranipatana, Praṇipatana: 8 definitions

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Praṇipatana (प्रणिपतन).—

1) Falling at one's feet, prostration, submission; प्रणिपातप्रतीकारः संरम्भो हि महात्मनाम् (praṇipātapratīkāraḥ saṃrambho hi mahātmanām) R.4.64; तद् विद्धि प्रणिपातेन परिप्रश्नेन सेवया (tad viddhi praṇipātena paripraśnena sevayā) Bhagavadgītā (Bombay) 4.34.

2) Obeisance, salutation, reverential bow; प्रणिपातपूर्वं स्वहस्तलूनः (praṇipātapūrvaṃ svahastalūnaḥ) (puṣpoccayaḥ) Kumārasambhava 3.61;4.35; R.3.25.

See also (synonyms): praṇipātas.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipatana (प्रणिपतन).—n.

(-naṃ) Saluting, bowing or doing homage to. E. pra and ni before, pat to go, lyuṭ aff.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipatana (प्रणिपतन).—i. e. pra-ni -pat + ana, n. Prostration, Böhtl. Ind. Spr. 1720.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipatana (प्रणिपतन).—[neuter] falling at a person’s feet.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipatana (प्रणिपतन):—[=pra-ṇipatana] [from praṇi-pat] n. throwing one’s self down before, falling at a person’s feet, [Amaru-śataka]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Praṇipatana (प्रणिपतन):—[pra-ṇi-patana] (naṃ) 1. n. Saluting.

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