ओम्

Monier-Williams · om
óm ind. (√av i, 141 ‖ originally oṃ = āṃ, which may be derived from ā ), 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