A History of Indian Literature v1.c8.s6.74

v1.c8.s6.74

¹ According to Aitareya-Brāhmaṇa, VII, 18, *om* means, in the language used for the gods, that which is expressed among human beings by *tathā*, “so be it,” “yes.” In the same way Chāndogya-Upaniṣad I, 1, 8: “This syllable *om* expresses assent, for when a person agrees to something, he says: ‘om’! It is probably purely a coincidence that the syllable *om* partly agrees with the Hebrew “amen” in meaning as well as in sound.