ஓமம்

s. Sison or Bishop's weed, a species of cumin, the seed of which is distilled for medicinal use, also given in decoction to children, அசமதாகம், Sison ammi, L.

ஓமப்பொடி, s. A medicinal pow der made of sison. 2. A cake made of it.

s. A burnt offering, the casting of clarified butter, the nine kinds of grain, &c., into the sacred fire, accompani ed with prayers, &c. It forms an essential part of the marriage ceremony and is performed at the அந்தியேட்டி, a chief cere mony for deceased persons and in the worship of the temple, &c. In poetry the burnt sacrifice of animals, யாகம். Wils. p. 98. HOMA.

ஓமகுண்டம், s. A hole made in the ground for sacrificial fire. Wils. p. 78. HOMAKUNDA.

ஓமசாந்தி, s. Mitigating, propitiat ing by fire, அக்கினிசாந்தி. 2. Burnt offer ing at a marriage to propitiate the god of fire who is thus invoked as a witness of the transaction, விவாகத்திற்செய்யுமோம சாந்தி. 3. Any additional sacrifice per formed to obtain pardon for having omitted certain ceremonies in a sacri fice, யாகசாந்தி.

ஓமஞ்செய்ய, inf. To perform a burnt sacrifice, அக்கினிகாரியஞ்செய்ய.

ஓமதிரவியம், s. The requisites for a sacrifice including the firewood, &c., யாகஉபகரணம்.

ஓமப்பொடி, s. The ashes of the ஓமம்--deemed sacred, and used for smear ing the person, யாகநீறு.

ஓமமண்டபம், s. A sacrificial hall, யாகசாலை.

ஓமம்வளர்க்க, inf. To kindle and feed the sacrificial fire which should never be suffered to go out; to attend to this is the special duty of the student or பிரமசாரி.

ஓமவிறகு, s. Sacrificial fire-wood of different kinds. See சமித்து.

ஓமாக்கினி, s. Sacrificial fire, ஓ மத்தழல். Wils. p. 18. HOMAGNI.

ஓமல், s. [vul.] A rumor, report, spreading as a rumor, ஊர்ப்பேச்சு. ஊருக்கோமல்வீட்டுக்குவயிற்றெரிச்சல். He has the name of being a rich man, but in his house there is want and misery.

ஓமற்படுதல்--ஊரோமல், v. noun. Spreading as a rumor, being rumored. உன்னாலிந்தாகசியம்ஊரோமலாச்சுதே. The secret has been bruited throughout the town by you.