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Every entry for a word in Apte, Monier-Williams, Macdonell and the Dhātupāṭha, with their abbreviations spelled out, and an analysis of its forms.

Results for ओम्

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

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).
Source: Apte

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary

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.)
Source: Monier-Williams

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary

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).

Source: Macdonell

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