योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-2

ओमित्येतत्परं ब्रह्म निर्णीय स मुनिस्तदा ।
ॐकारोच्चारितो येन तेनाप्तं परमं पदम् ॥ २ ॥

omityetatparaṃ brahma nirṇīya sa munistadā ,
oṃkāroccārito yena tenāptaṃ paramaṃ padam 2

2. om iti etat param brahma nirṇīya saḥ muniḥ tadā
oṃkāraḥ uccāritaḥ yena tena āptam paramam padam

2. saḥ muniḥ tadā om iti etat param brahma nirṇīya,
yena oṃkāraḥ uccāritaḥ tena paramam padam āptam.

2. That sage, having then ascertained that "Om" is the supreme (brahman), attained the supreme state by uttering the Om sound (oṃkāra).

Words meanings summery:

• ओम् (om) - the sacred syllable Om

• इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

• एतत् (etat) - this, that

• परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

• ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth (brahman)

• निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having ascertained, having resolved

• सः (saḥ) - that, he

• मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

• तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

• ॐकारः (oṁkāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om

• उच्चारितः (uccāritaḥ) - uttered, pronounced

• येन (yena) - by whom

• तेन (tena) - by him, by that

• आप्तम् (āptam) - attained, reached

• परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

• पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step

Words meanings and morphology

ओम् (om) - the sacred syllable Om

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

एतत् (etat) - this, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, that

Note: Refers to "brahma".

परम् (param) - supreme, highest, ultimate

(adjective)

neuter, singular of para

para - supreme, highest, ultimate, other, beyond

Note: Agrees with "brahma".

ब्रह्म (brahma) - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth (brahman)

(noun)

neuter, singular of brahman

brahman - the Absolute Reality, the ultimate truth, the cosmic principle, the Supreme Being (brahman)

Root: bṛh (class 1)

Note: Context implies nominative here.

निर्णीय (nirṇīya) - having decided, having ascertained, having resolved

(indeclinable)

gerund/absolutive

gerund (absolutive) form of root nī with upasarga nir

Prefix: nir

Root: nī (class 1)

सः (saḥ) - that, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine nominative singular form of tad

Note: Refers to "muniḥ".

मुनिः (muniḥ) - sage, ascetic

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of muni

muni - sage, ascetic, an inspired holy man

From root man (to think).

Root: man (class 4)

तदा (tadā) - then, at that time

(indeclinable)

ॐकारः (oṁkāraḥ) - the sacred syllable Om

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of oṃkāra

oṁkāra - the sound or utterance of Om (oṃkāra)

Compound of Om and kāra (making, doing, sound)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (om+kāra)

• om – the sacred primordial sound
  indeclinable
• kāra – making, doing, agent, sound
  noun (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Subject of uccāritaḥ.

उच्चारितः (uccāritaḥ) - uttered, pronounced

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of uccārita

uccārita - uttered, pronounced, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root car with upasarga ud and ā

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Agrees with oṃkāraḥ.

येन (yena) - by whom

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, who, what

Masculine instrumental singular form of yad

तेन (tena) - by him, by that

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine instrumental singular form of tad

Note: Correlative to "yena".

आप्तम् (āptam) - attained, reached

(adjective)

neuter, singular of āpta

āpta - attained, reached, obtained, competent

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root āp

Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Agrees with padam.

परमम् (paramam) - supreme, highest

(adjective)

neuter, singular of parama

parama - supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest

Note: Agrees with "padam".

पदम् (padam) - state, abode, position, step

(noun)

neuter, singular of pada

pada - step, foot, abode, state, position, path

Root: pad (class 1)

Note: Here, implies the nominative (the supreme state was attained).

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