योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-54, verse-4

ओमुच्चारयतस्तस्य संवित्तत्त्वे तदुन्मुखे ।
यावदोंकारमूर्धस्थे वितते विमलात्मनि ॥ ४ ॥

omuccārayatastasya saṃvittattve tadunmukhe ,
yāvadoṃkāramūrdhasthe vitate vimalātmani 4

4. om uccārayataḥ tasya saṃvit-tattve tat-unmukhe
yāvat oṃkāra-mūrdha-sthe vitate vimala-ātmani

4. om uccārayataḥ tasya saṃvit-tattve,
tat-unmukhe,
yāvat oṃkāra-mūrdha-sthe,
vitate,
vimala-ātmani.

4. For him who was uttering Om, his consciousness (saṃvit) was directed towards that ultimate principle of reality, and remained absorbed in the expansive, pure (ātman) that resides at the peak of the Om sound (oṃkāra).

Words meanings summery:

• ओम् (om) - the sacred syllable Om

• उच्चारयतः (uccārayataḥ) - of him who is uttering, while uttering

• तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

• संवित्-तत्त्वे (saṁvit-tattve) - in the principle of consciousness, in the reality of knowledge (saṃvit)

• तत्-उन्मुखे (tat-unmukhe) - in the consciousness which is directed towards the Supreme (brahman) (in that which is directed towards it (the supreme))

• यावत् (yāvat) - (as long as attention is fixed) (as long as, as far as, until)

• ॐकार-मूर्ध-स्थे (oṁkāra-mūrdha-sthe) - residing at the peak of the Om sound (oṃkāra)

• वितते (vitate) - in the expanded, in the pervasive

• विमल-आत्मनि (vimala-ātmani) - in the pure (ātman), in the stainless self

Words meanings and morphology

ओम् (om) - the sacred syllable Om

(indeclinable)

उच्चारयतः (uccārayataḥ) - of him who is uttering, while uttering

(participle)

Genitive, masculine, singular of uccārayat

uccārayat - uttering, pronouncing

present active participle

Present active participle of root car with upasargas ud and ā, in causative sense (cārayati -> uccārayati)

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies tasya.

तस्य (tasya) - of him, his

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Masculine genitive singular form of tad

संवित्-तत्त्वे (saṁvit-tattve) - in the principle of consciousness, in the reality of knowledge (saṃvit)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṃvit-tattva

saṁvit-tattva - the essence/principle/reality of consciousness (saṃvit)

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃvid+tattva)

• saṃvid – consciousness, knowledge, understanding
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: vid (class 2)
• tattva – thatness, reality, truth, essence, principle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Refers to the state or object of meditation.

तत्-उन्मुखे (tat-unmukhe) - in the consciousness which is directed towards the Supreme (brahman) (in that which is directed towards it (the supreme))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of tat-unmukha

tat-unmukha - facing towards that, directed to that

Tatpuruṣa compound

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tad+unmukha)

• tad – that, it (the supreme/brahman)
  pronoun (neuter)
• unmukha – facing towards, directed towards, eager
  adjective (masculine)
  From mukha (face) with upasarga ud
  Prefix: ud

Note: Agrees with saṃvit-tattve.

यावत् (yāvat) - (as long as attention is fixed) (as long as, as far as, until)

(indeclinable)

ॐकार-मूर्ध-स्थे (oṁkāra-mūrdha-sthe) - residing at the peak of the Om sound (oṃkāra)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of oṃkāra-mūrdha-stha

oṁkāra-mūrdha-stha - residing at the head/peak of the Om sound (oṃkāra)

Tatpuruṣa compound (oṃkāra-mūrdha) + stha (residing)

Compound type : upapada (oṃkāra-mūrdhan+stha)

• oṃkāra – the sound Om
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: om
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• mūrdhan – head, summit, peak, top
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated, residing
  adjective (masculine)
  From root sthā (to stand)
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Agrees with saṃvit-tattve and vimalātmani.

वितते (vitate) - in the expanded, in the pervasive

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of vitata

vitata - expanded, spread out, pervasive, vast

Past Passive Participle

Past Passive Participle of root tan with upasarga vi

Prefix: vi

Root: tan (class 8)

विमल-आत्मनि (vimala-ātmani) - in the pure (ātman), in the stainless self

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vimala-ātman

vimala-ātman - pure (ātman), stainless self

Karmadhāraya compound

Compound type : karmadhāraya (vimala+ātman)

• vimala – pure, stainless, spotless, clean
  adjective (neuter)
  From mala (dirt, impurity) with negative prefix vi
  Prefix: vi
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, the Supreme Self (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

Note: The primary noun in the locative.