योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-58, verse-11

उच्चारयन्नोङ्कारं च घण्टास्वनमिव क्रमात् ।
ओंकारस्य कलामात्रं पाश्चात्यं वालकोमलम् ।
नान्तरस्थो न बाह्यस्थो भावयन्परमे हृदि ॥ ११ ॥

uccārayannoṅkāraṃ ca ghaṇṭāsvanamiva kramāt ,
oṃkārasya kalāmātraṃ pāścātyaṃ vālakomalam ,
nāntarastho na bāhyastho bhāvayanparame hṛdi 11

11. uccārayan oṅkāram ca ghaṇṭā-svanam
iva kramāt oṅkārasya kalā-mātram
pāścātyam bāla-komalam na āntarasthaḥ
na bāhyasthaḥ bhāvayan parame hṛdi

11. uccārayan oṅkāram ca ghaṇṭā-svanam
iva kramāt oṅkārasya kalā-mātram
pāścātyam bāla-komalam na āntarasthaḥ
na bāhyasthaḥ parame hṛdi bhāvayan

11. Uttering the syllable Om (oṅkāra) like a bell sound, gradually, meditating on the subtle, soft, residual part of Om, neither dwelling internally nor externally, but within the supreme heart (hṛdi).

11. כשהוא הוגה את הצליל אוֹם בהדרגה, בדומה לצלצול פעמון, ומתמקד בתהודה הזעירה והרכה של סוף הברה זו – לא בפנים ולא בחוץ, אלא מהרהר בלבו העליון.

Words meanings summery:

• उच्चारयन् (uccārayan) - uttering, pronouncing

• ओङ्कारम् (oṅkāram) - the syllable Om (oṅkāra)

• च (ca) - and, also

• घण्टा-स्वनम् (ghaṇṭā-svanam) - sound of a bell

• इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

• क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, in due order

• ओङ्कारस्य (oṅkārasya) - of the syllable Om (oṅkāra)

• कला-मात्रम् (kalā-mātram) - only a part, merely a fraction

• पाश्चात्यम् (pāścātyam) - later, residual, western

• बाल-कोमलम् (bāla-komalam) - soft like a child, tender and delicate

• न (na) - not, no

• आन्तरस्थः (āntarasthaḥ) - dwelling within, internal

• न (na) - not, no

• बाह्यस्थः (bāhyasthaḥ) - dwelling outside, external

• भावयन् (bhāvayan) - meditating, contemplating, causing to be

• परमे (parame) - in the supreme, in the highest

• हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

Words meanings and morphology

उच्चारयन् (uccārayan) - uttering, pronouncing

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccārayat

uccārayat - uttering, pronouncing, causing to sound

Present Active Participle

Causative form of car (to move) with prefix ut.

Prefixes: ut+ā

Root: car (class 1)

ओङ्कारम् (oṅkāram) - the syllable Om (oṅkāra)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of oṅkāra

oṅkāra - the sacred syllable Om (oṅkāra)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

घण्टा-स्वनम् (ghaṇṭā-svanam) - sound of a bell

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of ghaṇṭāsvana

ghaṇṭāsvana - bell sound

Compound type : Tatpurusha (ghaṇṭā+svana)

• ghaṇṭā – bell
  noun (feminine)
• svana – sound, noise
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as it were

(indeclinable)

क्रमात् (kramāt) - gradually, in due order

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of krama

krama - step, order, succession

ओङ्कारस्य (oṅkārasya) - of the syllable Om (oṅkāra)

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of oṅkāra

oṅkāra - the sacred syllable Om (oṅkāra)

कला-मात्रम् (kalā-mātram) - only a part, merely a fraction

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kalāmātra

kalāmātra - mere fraction, small part

Compound type : Tatpurusha (kalā+mātra)

• kalā – part, portion, digit of the moon
  noun (feminine)
• mātra – only, merely, a measure
  adjective (neuter)

पाश्चात्यम् (pāścātyam) - later, residual, western

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of pāścātya

pāścātya - western, later, subsequent, residual

बाल-कोमलम् (bāla-komalam) - soft like a child, tender and delicate

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of bālakomala

bālakomala - tender as a child, very soft

Compound type : Karma-Dhāraya (bāla+komala)

• bāla – child, young
  noun (masculine)
• komala – tender, soft, delicate
  adjective (neuter)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

आन्तरस्थः (āntarasthaḥ) - dwelling within, internal

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āntarastha

āntarastha - standing within, internal

Compound type : Tatpurusha (āntara+stha)

• āntara – inner, internal
  adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

बाह्यस्थः (bāhyasthaḥ) - dwelling outside, external

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāhyastha

bāhyastha - standing outside, external

Compound type : Tatpurusha (bāhya+stha)

• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

भावयन् (bhāvayan) - meditating, contemplating, causing to be

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhāvayat

bhāvayat - contemplating, making to be

Present Active Participle

Causative form of bhū (to be), then present participle.

Root: bhū (class 1)

परमे (parame) - in the supreme, in the highest

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, excellent

Note: Qualifies 'hṛdi'.

हृदि (hṛdi) - in the heart

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of hṛd

hṛd - heart, mind, core

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