avanam | अवनम् | avanam
ava-√ nam | अव-√ नम् | (p. -namat | -नमत् |; ind.p. -namya | -नम्य |) to bow, make a bow to, BhP.; Śiś. ix, 74; Kathās.; (perf. Ā. 3. pl. -nanāmire | -ननामिरे |) to bow down (as the head), MBh. i, 5336 : Caus. (ind.p. -nāmya | -नाम्य |) to bend down, MBh. iii, 10043; Hariv. 3685; to bend (a bow), MBh. viii, 4606.