拝はい跪き

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

kneeling down (to pray); going down on one's knees

Formal or literary term for kneeling, often in a reverent or ceremonial context. The する form is intransitive.

• 祭さい壇だんの前まえで拝はい跪きし、祈いのりを捧ささげた。

  He knelt before the altar and offered a prayer.

• 王おうの前まえで拝はい跪きするのは古ふるい慣かん習しゅうだ。

  Kneeling before the king is an old custom.