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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ओम्omind.The sacred syllable om, uttered as a holy exclamation at the beginning and end of a reading of the Vedas, or…
    1. The sacred syllable om, uttered as a holy exclamation at the beginning and end of a reading of the Vedas, or previous to the commencement of a prayer or sacred work.
    2. As a particle it implies (a) solemn affirmation and respectful assent (so be it, amen !); (b) assent or acceptance (yes, all right); ओमित्युच्यताममात्यः Māl.6; ओमित्युक्तवतोऽथ शार्ङ्गिण इति Śi. 1.75; द्वितीयश्चेदोमिति ब्रूमः S. D.1; (c) command; (d) auspiciousness; (e) removal or warding off.
    3. Brahman. [This word first appears in the Upaniṣads as a mystic monosyllable, and is regarded as the object of the most profound religious meditation. In the Maṇḍūkya Upaniṣad it is said that this syllable is all what has been, that which is and is to be; that all is om, only om. Literally analysed, om is taken to be made up of three letters or quarters; the letter a is Vaiśvānara, the spirit of waking souls in the waking world; u is Taijasa, the spirit of dreaming souls in the world of dreams; and m is Prajñā, the spirit of sleeping and undreaming souls; and the whole om is said to be unknowable, unspeakable, into which the whole world passes away, blessed above duality; (for further account see Gough's Upaniṣads pp.69-73). In later times om came to be used as a mystic name for the Hindu triad, representing the union of the three gods a (Viṣṇu), u (Śiva), and m (Brahmā). It is usually called Praṇava or Ekakṣaram; Compare अकारो विष्णुरुद्दिष्ट उकारस्तु महेश्वरः । मकारेणोच्यते ब्रह्मा प्रणवेन त्रयो मताः ॥
    4. Compound कारः the sacred syllable ओम्; त्रिमात्रमोकारं त्रिमात्रमोंकारं वा विदधति Mbh.VIII.2.89.
    5. the exclamation ओम्, or pronunciation of the same; प्राणायामैस्त्रिभिः पूतस्तत ओंकारमर्हति Ms.2.75.
    6. (Figurative) commencement; एष तावदोंकारः Mv.1; B. R.3.78.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -रा Name of a Buddhist śakti (personification of divine energy).

    In the Gita8·1317·2317·24

    ओमित्येकाक्षरं ब्रह्म व्याहरन्मामनुस्मरन् ।

    omityekākṣaraṁ brahma vyāharanmāmanusmaran, — The intelligence concentrated in the utterance of the sacred syllable OM and its conceptive thought in the remembrance of the supreme Godhead, he who… 8·13
    • ओम्omthe sacred syllable om. a compound syllable made up of the letters a, u and m, used as a designation of brahman or īśvara. it is called the praṇava.
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  2. ओम्याomyāVed. Favour, protection.

    Vedic Favour, protection.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. ओम्om[óm] ij. the sacred syllable om (often= amen; used in invocations, at the commencement of prayers, at the beg.…

    [óm] interjection the sacred syllable om (often= amen; used in invocations, at the commencement of prayers, at the beginning and end of Vedic recitation, and as a respectful salutation; the subject of many mystical speculations).

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. ओम्omind. (√अव् Un2. i, 141; originally ओं = आं, which may be derived from आ BRD.), a word of solemn affirmation…
    1. indeclinable (√अव् Un2. i, 141; originally ओं Equivalent to आं, which may be derived from आ BRD.), a word of solemn affirmation and respectful assent, sometimes translated by "yes, verily, so be it" (and in this sense compared with Amen; it is placed at the commencement of most Hindu1 Hindu works, and as a sacred exclamation may be uttered [but not so as to be heard by ears profane] at the beginning and end of a reading of the Vedas वेद s or previously to any prayer; it is also regarded as a particle of auspicious salutation [Hail!]; ओम् appears first in the Upanishads उपनिषद् s as a mystic monosyllable, and is there set forth as the object of profound religious meditation, the highest spiritual efficacy being attributed not only to the whole word but also to the three sounds अ, उ, म्, of which it consists; in later times ओम् is the mystic name for the Hindu1 Hindu triad, and represents the union of the three gods, viz. a (Vishn2u विष्णु), उ (S3iva शिव), म् (Brahma1 ब्रह्मा); it may also be typical of the three Vedas वेद s; ओम् is usually called प्रणव, more rarely अक्षर, or एकाक्षर, and only in later times ओंकार) VS. S3Br. ChUp. etc.
    2. indeclinable (Buddhists place ओम् at the beginning of their विद्या षडक्षरी or mystical formulary in six syllables [viz. ओम् मणि पद्मे हूं]; according to T. ओम् may be used in the following senses: प्रणवे, आरम्भे, स्वीकारे, अनुमतौ, अपा*कृतौ, अस्वीकारे, मङ्गले, शुभे, ज्ञेये, ब्रह्मणि; with preceding अ or आ, the ओ of ओम् does not form Vr2iddhi वृद्धि (औ), but Gun2a गुण (ओ) Pa1n2. 6-1, 95.)
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  2. ओम्कारग्रन्थomkāragrantham. N. of wk. of Na1ra1yan2a नारायण

    masculine gender Name of work of Na1ra1yan2a नारायण

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  3. ओम्कारतीर्थomkāratīrthan. N. of a Ti1rtha तीर्थ

    neuter gender Name of a Ti1rtha तीर्थ

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  4. ओम्कारपीठomkārapīṭhan. N. of a place

    neuter gender Name of a place

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  5. ओम्कारभट्टomkārabhaṭṭam. N. of a man.

    masculine gender Name of a man.

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  6. ओम्कारीयomkārīyaNom. P. ओंकारीयति, to be an Om2ka1ra ओंकार (?) Comm. on Pa1n2. 6-1, 95.

    Nominal verb Parasmaipada ओंकारीयति, to be an Om2ka1ra ओंकार (?) commentator or commentary on Pa1n2. 6-1, 95.

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  7. ओम्याomyāf. id. MaitrS. i 8, 9 S3a1n3khS3r.

    feminine the same MaitrS. i 8, 9 S3a1n3khS3r.

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