योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-51, verse-5

उद्दालकवदालूनं विशीर्णं भूतपञ्चकम् ।
कृत्वा कृत्वा धिया धीरधीरयान्तर्विचारय ॥ ५ ॥

uddālakavadālūnaṃ viśīrṇaṃ bhūtapañcakam ,
kṛtvā kṛtvā dhiyā dhīradhīrayāntarvicāraya 5

5. uddālaka-vat ālūnam viśīrṇam bhūta-pañcakam
kṛtvā kṛtvā dhiyā dhīra-dhīrayā antaḥ vicāraya

5. uddālaka-vat kṛtvā kṛtvā ālūnam viśīrṇam
bhūta-pañcakam dhīra-dhīrayā dhiyā antaḥ vicāraya

5. Just as Uddālaka did, you should repeatedly dissect and fully dismantle the five constituent elements (bhūta) and then, with a very steady and firm intellect, contemplate them deeply within yourself.

Words meanings summery:

• उद्दालक-वत् (uddālaka-vat) - like Uddālaka

• आलूनम् (ālūnam) - cut off, dissected, severed, completely cut

• विशीर्णम् (viśīrṇam) - disintegrated, scattered, fallen apart, completely wasted

• भूत-पञ्चकम् (bhūta-pañcakam) - the five constituent elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) (the group of five elements)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - repeatedly having done or made (implying 'dissected') (having done, having made, having created)

• कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - repeatedly having done or made (implying 'dissected') (having done, having made, having created)

• धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by mind

• धीर-धीरया (dhīra-dhīrayā) - modifies 'dhiyā', meaning with a very steady and firm intellect (by a very steady, firm, or patient (intellect))

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inwardly, inside

• विचारय (vicāraya) - contemplate, reflect, analyze, investigate

Words meanings and morphology

उद्दालक-वत् (uddālaka-vat) - like Uddālaka

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat (like, similar to)

Compound type : suffixal-compound (uddālaka+vat)

• uddālaka – name of a sage
  proper noun (masculine)
• vat – like, similar to
  indeclinable
  primary suffix indicating similarity

आलूनम् (ālūnam) - cut off, dissected, severed, completely cut

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ālūna

ālūna - cut off, dissected, severed

Past Passive Participle

derived from root lū (to cut) with prefix ā

Prefix: ā

Root: lū (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'bhūta-pañcakam'

विशीर्णम् (viśīrṇam) - disintegrated, scattered, fallen apart, completely wasted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of viśīrṇa

viśīrṇa - disintegrated, scattered, fallen apart

Past Passive Participle

derived from root śṝ (to break, crush) with prefix vi

Prefix: vi

Root: śṝ (class 9)

Note: Modifies 'bhūta-pañcakam'

भूत-पञ्चकम् (bhūta-pañcakam) - the five constituent elements (earth, water, fire, air, ether) (the group of five elements)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of bhūta-pañcaka

bhūta-pañcaka - group of five elements

Compound type : dvigu (bhūta+pañcaka)

• bhūta – element, being, past
  noun (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle (of bhū)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• pañcaka – a group of five, a collection of five
  noun (neuter)

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - repeatedly having done or made (implying 'dissected') (having done, having made, having created)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Repetition 'kṛtvā kṛtvā' indicates emphasis or repeated action.

कृत्वा (kṛtvā) - repeatedly having done or made (implying 'dissected') (having done, having made, having created)

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

formed from root kṛ with suffix -tvā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Repetition 'kṛtvā kṛtvā' indicates emphasis or repeated action.

धिया (dhiyā) - by intellect, by understanding, by mind

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, understanding, thought, mind, wisdom

धीर-धीरया (dhīra-dhīrayā) - modifies 'dhiyā', meaning with a very steady and firm intellect (by a very steady, firm, or patient (intellect))

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dhīra-dhīrā

dhīra-dhīrā - very steady, very firm, deeply patient

compound of dhīra (steady) repeated for emphasis or intensity

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dhīra+dhīrā)

• dhīra – steady, firm, patient, brave
  adjective (masculine)
• dhīra – steady, firm, patient, brave
  adjective (feminine)
  feminine form used in compound

Note: Agrees with 'dhiyā'

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inwardly, inside

(indeclinable)

विचारय (vicāraya) - contemplate, reflect, analyze, investigate

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vicāraya

Causative Imperative

derived from root car (to move, go) with prefixes vi and ā, in the causative stem, imperative mood

Prefixes: vi+ā

Root: car (class 1)