प्रणम् [ praṇam ] [ pra-ṇam ] ( Preverb. [ √ nam ] ) P. Ā. [ -ṇamati ] , [ °te ] (ind.p. [ -ṇamya ] ) to bend or bow down before ( often with [ mūrdhnā ] , [ śirasā ] ) , make obeisance to ( dat gen. loc. or acc.) Lit. Mn. Lit. MBh. : Caus. [ -nāmayati ] , (ind.p. [ -namayya ] ) , to cause a person (acc.) to bow before (dat.) Lit. Kālid. ; to bow , incline Lit. ib.