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).

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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