Friday, January 24, 2020

Namaskara (I Bow To You)

Sanskrit Devanagari Calligraphy Lettering - Namaskara (I Bow To You)

Namaskara

Sanskrit: नमस्कार
Transliteration: Namaskāra (IAST)
Translation: “greeting (in a spirit of worship); "I bow to you"; the act of invoking "not-me" (but Thou); salutation; obeisance (from na = "not" + ma = "mine" + kāra = "to do")”

Reference:
Grimes, John (1996). A Concise Dictionary of Indian Philosophy: Sanskrit Terms Defined in English. Albany: State University of New York Press

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