Prostrated in Malayalam

പ്രണത (pranatha) describes someone bowed down, prostrated, submissive, the posture of respect before a teacher or a deity. It is a Sanskrit adjective at home in devotional and literary Malayalam.

Most common translation

പ്രണത (pranatha)

Prostrated, bowed, submissive, meek.

ഭക്തർ പ്രണത ഭാവത്തിൽ നിന്നു.

bhakthar pranatha bhaavaththil ninnu.

The devotees stood in a submissive posture.

Dictionary entry

The word is about a bowed and humble state, not about being prostrated by illness or exhaustion, which English also allows; that sense would be said differently.

Common questions

How do you say prostrated in Malayalam?

പ്രണത (pranatha), for bowed down or submissive.

Can it mean worn out?

No. പ്രണത (pranatha) is about bowing in respect or humility, not about collapse from exhaustion.