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Recieved: 2003/04/26 20:54
Subject: [K-list] RE: OM (Mani Padme Hum)
From: S. N. K.

On 2003/04/26 20:54, S. N. K. posted thus to the K-list:



[K-list] RE: OM (Mani Padme Hum)

Bhavin Desai wrote:

<<Eki,

I went to Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon, and for the entry "aum" I
found its meaning defined as:

        "ind. the sacred syllable of the S3u1dras (see 3. %{au})."

This is completely WRONG. Aum/Om is the sacred word (not syllable) of
the Hindus (not just Shudras) and others. The Shudras are only a part
of the class/caste system. The Brahmins in particular would take great
exception to the above definition. If there are such basic errors then
I am sure that there are many more errors, both basic and critical.>>

[eki:]

Yeah, of course that's possible, I've found a couple of errors in my
Sanskrit dictionary (Macdonell). I'm not sure what is your native language,
but please note that in Sanskrit "au" is approximately equivalent to
"ow" in "how", not "au" in "aunt". I've never heard any pundits pronounce
the pranava (om) with "ow" in "how", but always approximately like
"a" in "all".



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