प्रणिपत् — {pra-ṇi-√pat} (Pāṇ. 8-4, 17), P. {-patati} (esp. ind. p. {-patya}), to throw one's self down before, bow respectfully to (acc., rarely dat. or loc.) Mn. MBh. &c.: Caus. {-pātayati}, to cause a person (acc.) to bow down or fall prostrate Mālav.