ind. 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 respect- ful assent (so be it, amen !). (b) assent or acceptance (yes, all right); omityucyatāmamātyaḥ Māl. 6; omityu- ktavatotha śāṃrgiṇa iti Śi. 1. 75; dvitīya- ścedomiti brūmaḥ S. D. 1....

ind. (av Un2. i, 141; originally oṃ = āṃ, which may be derived from ā 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... ind. (Buddhists place om at the beginning of their vidyā ṣaḍakṣarī or mystical formulary in six syllables [ viz. om maṇi padme hūṃ ]; according to T. om may be...