Русско-санскритский словарь / русско-санскритский словарь.
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ओम् [ om ] [ óm ] ind. (√ [ av ] Lit. Uṇ. i , 141 ; originally [ oṃ ] = [ āṃ ] , which may be derived from [ ā ] Lit. 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 Hindū 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 or previously to any prayer ; it is also regarded as a particle of auspicious salutation ( Hail! ) ; [ om ] appears first in the Upanishads 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 [ a ] , [ u ] , [ m ] , of which it consists ; in later times [ om ] is the mystic name for the Hindū triad , and represents the union of the three gods , viz. a (Vishṇu) , [ u ] (Śiva) , [ m ] (Brahmā) ; it may also be typical of the three Vedas ; [ om ] is usually called [ praṇava ] , more rarely [ akṣara ] , or [ekākṣara ] , and only in later times [ oṃkāra ] ) Lit. VS. Lit. ŚBr. Lit. ChUp.
( Buddhists place [ om ] at the beginning of their [ vidyā ṣaḍakṣarī ] or mystical formulary in six syllables ( viz. [ om maṇi padme hūṃ ] ) ; according to Lit. T. [ om ] may be used in the following senses: [ praṇave ] , [ārambhe ] , [ svīkāre ] , [ anumatau ] , [ apākṛtau ] , [ asvīkāre ] , [ maṅgale ] , [ śubhe ] , [ jñeye ] , [ brahmaṇi ] ; with preceding [ a ] or [ ā ] , the [ o ] of [ om ] does not form Vṛiddhi ( [ au ] ) , but Guṇa ( [ o ] ) Lit. Pāṇ. 6-1 , 95.)