"Namaste" is a popular way of greeting in the indian culture. In Sanskrit, it means "I bow to you". It does have a deep spiritual meaning: it means honoring the god in the person one meets.
Literally, it would mean "I bow to you". It is, however, a normal greeting in India, meaning little more than "Good day" or the equivalents. The formal version of it would be "Namaskar", and is normally used when speaking to the elderly, those of a higher authority etc.
namaste is a Indian Hindu word meaning- Welcome.
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There is no particular equivalent word in the same sense in Hindi for good afternoon as most Indian languages don't use greetings which change according to the time of day. You can use common greeting Namaste or namaskaar at any time of the day.
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In India, you can say "Namaste" or "Namaskar" to greet someone in the afternoon.
Assamese = নমস্কাৰ (nomoskaar) Bengali = নমস্কার (nômoshkar) (muslims say আসসালামু আলাইকুম (assalamualaikum)) Bhojpuri = प्रणाम (prannam) English = hello Hindi = नमस्ते (namaste) Kannada = ನಮಸ್ತೆ (namaste) Malayalam = നമസ്തെ (namaste) Nepali = नमस्ते (namaste) Oriya = ନମସ୍ତେ (namaste) Punjabi = ਨਮਸਕਾਰ / نمسکار (namaskar) Sinhala = ආයුඛෝවන් (āyubūvan) Tamil = வணக்கம் (vaṇakkam) Telugu = ఏమండీ (aemaṅdee) Urdu = (āssālam 'alaykum) السلام علیکم
It means, they are bowing to the audience which is an act of respect.ANS#2:This is an Indian way of greeting. In Sanskrit namah + te = namste meaning I bow to you. It has a spiritual significance of reducing ones ego in front of another. It also means may our minds meet indicated by the folded palms placed before the Chest. The gesture of holding hands together is called Anjali Mundra. Both hands represent positive and negative forces and bringing them together affirms the singleness of the World. The bowing of the head symbolises extending of love and affection with humility.Another reason for Namaste is - So that we can close the circuitry of our energy bodies and prevent the trade of energies, eventually leading to the build up of karmas. True mom. When I did a Namaste know I actually felt that the energies in my body coming together. Also the position of my elbows made my body feel fitter. Also by doing so we bow to the god center in the other being.