COVID-19 and NAMASTE

Namaste word has been derived from two Sanskrit words NAMA+TE, ‘NAMA’ means to bow and ‘TE’ means you. it is a beautiful way of greeting people in India. Namaste is Basically a way of saying hello. in other countries, People call “Hello”, “Hi”. Namaste is wished by folding the palms together resembling the prayer position. We will give you the definition of Namaste which is also known as Namaskar.

Today Namaste has been adopted into the English Language, along with other words. ‘Namaste’ the perfect greeting in the times of COVI19 Pandemic.

as people the world over are choosing to ditch the handshakes and hugs for fear of contacting corona virus, namaste is becoming the perfect pandemic greeting and accepted by whole world.

Namaste is a gesture of saying that “I Honor the Spirit in you which is also in me.” It is a way of expressing that you and I are equal. while saying Namaste, the folded hands are usually kept close to the heart, this indicating that I am glad to mee you and I am saying this from bottom of my heart. It also acts as a mark of respect for elders. Namaste is the first thing that is taught to a child born in India.Namaste as an ethical commitment.

Namaste has a sacred connotation, when you bow to another, you are honoring something sacred in them. Hands over the heart in prayer pose. A little bow of the head. A gesture of respect. an acknowledgment of our shared humanity without touching others.

SIGNIFICANCE

Namaste has a lot of significance for the people of India. well, Namste is the folding of palms close too your heart, as a way of greeting the other person it is usually accompanied by slight bowing of hed. The hands that are held in unison represent the meeting of spirits.

HISTORY

Namste is a gesture that is used in various contexts, on one hand where its is used for greeting elders, then on the other hand, it is brought to use in the practice of you as an important mudra. It is widely used in the culture of Buddhists.

NAMASTE IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

नमस्ते — Namaste — Hindi

ਸਤਿ ਸ਼੍ਰੀ ਅਕਾਲ — Sati śrī akāla — Punjabi

السلام علیکم — āssālam ‘alaykum — Urdu
નમસ્તે — namaste — Gujarati

নমস্কাৰ — nômôskar — Assamese

নমস্কার — nômoshkar — Bengali

आदाब — aadaab — Kashmiri

परनाम — parnām — Magahi

नमस्कार — namaskār — Marathi

नमस्कारः — namaskāraḥ — Sanskrit

नमस्ते — /نَمَستي Namaste — Sindhi

བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས། — tashi delek — Tibetan

வணக்கம்! — vaṇakkam — Tamil

నమస్కారం — namaskārām — Telugu

ನಮಸ್ಕಾರ — namaskāra — Kannada

नमस्कार — Namaskar — Konkani

खुरुमजरी — Khurumjari — MANIPURI

राधे-राधे — Radhe–Radhe — BrajBhasha

How to say Namaste

The right way of Saying Namaste requires you to fold your hands, touch your palms and take the clasped hands close to your heart, resembling the positions of hands while performing prayers and then wish your eleders ‘Namaste’. Taking about how to pronounce Namaste, the correct way is to speak like this “ Nam-a-stay”.