मार्कण्डेय-पुराणम् mārkaṇḍeya-purāṇam - chapter-42, verse-7

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तथोङ्कारमयो योगी त्वक्षरे त्वक्षरो भवेत् ।
प्राणो धनुः शरो ह्यात्मा ब्रह्म वेध्यमनुत्तमम् ॥७॥

7. tathoṅkāramayo yogī tvakṣare tvakṣaro bhavet .
prāṇo dhanuḥ śaro hyātmā brahma vedhyamanuttamam.

7. tathā oṅkāramayaḥ yogī tu akṣare tu akṣaraḥ bhavet
prāṇaḥ dhanuḥ śaraḥ hi ātmā brahma vedhyam anuttamam

7. Thus, the yogi (yoga practitioner) who embodies Om (oṃkāra) should become one with the imperishable (brahman). The life-force (prāṇa) is the bow, the individual self (ātman) is indeed the arrow, and Brahman (brahman) is the supreme target to be pierced.

Words meanings summery:

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तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

ओङ्कारमयः (oṅkāramayaḥ) - consisting of Om, composed of Om, filled with Om

योगी (yogī) - a yogi, a practitioner of yoga (yoga), one who practices spiritual discipline

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, moreover

अक्षरे (akṣare) - in Brahman (brahman) (in the imperishable, in the undecaying, in Brahman)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, moreover

अक्षरः (akṣaraḥ) - the imperishable one, the undecaying one

भवेत् (bhavet) - he (the yogi) should become (he should become, he may be, it should be)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the life-force (prāṇa) (life-breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa))

धनुः (dhanuḥ) - bow

शरः (śaraḥ) - arrow

हि (hi) - indeed, certainly, for

आत्मा (ātmā) - the individual self (ātman) (the self (ātman), soul, essence)

ब्रह्म (brahma) - Brahman (brahman) (Brahman (brahman), the ultimate reality, sacred word)

वेध्यम् (vedhyam) - the target to be pierced (to be pierced, penetrable, target)

अनुत्तमम् (anuttamam) - unsurpassed, supreme, best

Words meanings and morphology

तथा (tathā) - thus, so, in that manner

(indeclinable)

ओङ्कारमयः (oṅkāramayaḥ) - consisting of Om, composed of Om, filled with Om

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of oṅkāramaya

oṅkāramaya - consisting of Om, composed of Om

derived from "oṅkāra" + "mayaṭ" suffix

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (oṅkāra+maya)

oṅkāra – the syllable Om
noun (masculine)
maya – consisting of, made of, full of
suffix (masculine)
suffix mayaṭ

योगी (yogī) - a yogi, a practitioner of yoga (yoga), one who practices spiritual discipline

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yogin

yogin - a yogi, a practitioner of yoga (yoga), ascetic

Root: yuj (class 7)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, moreover

(indeclinable)

अक्षरे (akṣare) - in Brahman (brahman) (in the imperishable, in the undecaying, in Brahman)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable, undecaying, syllable (esp. Om), Brahman (brahman)

'a' (negation) + 'kṣara' (perishable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣara)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
negation prefix
kṣara – perishable, decaying, flowing
adjective (neuter)
from root kṣar- to flow, decay
Root: kṣar (class 1)

तु (tu) - but, indeed, on the other hand, moreover

(indeclinable)

अक्षरः (akṣaraḥ) - the imperishable one, the undecaying one

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akṣara

akṣara - imperishable, undecaying, syllable (esp. Om), Brahman (brahman)

'a' (negation) + 'kṣara' (perishable)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kṣara)

a – not, non-
indeclinable
negation prefix
kṣara – perishable, decaying, flowing
adjective (masculine)
from root kṣar- to flow, decay
Root: kṣar (class 1)

Note: Agrees with "yogī".

भवेत् (bhavet) - he (the yogi) should become (he should become, he may be, it should be)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, optative (vidhi-liṅ) of bhū

optative mood

3rd person singular, active voice

Root: bhū (class 1)

प्राणः (prāṇaḥ) - the life-force (prāṇa) (life-breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of prāṇa

prāṇa - life-breath, vital air, life-force (prāṇa), spirit

Prefix: pra