"namaskar" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1847, “Letter from Mr. Stubbins”, in The General Baptist repository, and Missionary observer, page 286",
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          "text": "I bowed down, did namaskar and said a prayer.",
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          "text": "Navinchandra greeted the Counsellor with a namaskar; Buddhidhan responded solemnly."
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