f. 1 A bow, salutation, ob- eisance; tava sarvavidhayavartinaḥ praṇatiṃ bi- bhrati ke na bhūbhṛtaḥ Śi. 16. 5; R. 4. 88.

2 Submissiveness, humility, courtesy; sa dadarśa vetasavanācaritāṃ praṇa- tiṃ balīyasi samṛddhikarīṃ Ki. 6. 5; ni- rjiteṣu tarasā tarasvināṃ śatruṣu praṇatireva kīrtaye R. 11. 89.

3 Inclination, bending, stooping.