Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 Bending, bowing, stoop- ing.
2 A reverential salutation, obeisance, prostration, bow (used with dat.); as in sāṣṭāṃgapraṇāma; Ku. 6. 91; mūrdhnā praṇāmaṃ vṛṣabhadhvajāya caṃkāra 3. 62; asmai praṇāmamakaravam K. 142. Comp. aṃjaliḥ a respectful salu- tation with the hands folded toge- ther; Ku. 4. 35; for aṣṭāṃgaº see aṣṭāṃga.