Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 Reverential salu- tation, respectful obeisance, saluta- tion of a superior or elder by an inferior or junior, or of a teacher by his disciple. It consists in (1) rising from one's seat (pratyuttthāna), (2) seizing the feet (pādopasaṃgraha), and (3) repeating the form of saluta- tion (abhivāda) which includes the name or title of the person ad- dressed, followed by the men- tion of the person's own name. For the...
