योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-25

शनैः श्यामिकया ग्रस्ते समस्ते भुवनोदरे ।
रात्रिसंव्यवहारेषु संप्रवृत्तेषु जङ्गले ॥ २५ ॥

śanaiḥ śyāmikayā graste samaste bhuvanodare ,
rātrisaṃvyavahāreṣu saṃpravṛtteṣu jaṅgale 25

25. śanaiḥ śyāmikayā graste samaste bhuvanaudare
| rātrisaṃvyavahāreṣu sampravṛtteṣu jaṅgale ||

25. śanaiḥ śyāmikayā samaste bhuvanaudare graste
jaṅgale rātrisaṃvyavahāreṣu sampravṛtteṣu

25. Slowly, as the entire expanse of the world was enveloped by darkness, and the nocturnal activities commenced in the wilderness.

Words meanings summery:

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• श्यामिकया (śyāmikayā) - by darkness, by gloom

• ग्रस्ते (graste) - (when) engulfed, seized, swallowed

• समस्ते (samaste) - in the entire, in the whole

• भुवनौदरे (bhuvanaudare) - in the interior of the world, in the expanse of the world

• रात्रिसंव्यवहारेषु (rātrisaṁvyavahāreṣu) - in the night-activities/transactions

• सम्प्रवृत्तेषु (sampravṛtteṣu) - (when) commenced, started, engaged

• जङ्गले (jaṅgale) - in the wilderness, in the forest

Words meanings and morphology

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

श्यामिकया (śyāmikayā) - by darkness, by gloom

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of śyāmikā

śyāmikā - darkness, blackness, gloom

ग्रस्ते (graste) - (when) engulfed, seized, swallowed

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of grasta

grasta - eaten, swallowed, seized, eclipsed, afflicted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root gras (to swallow, devour) + kta suffix.

Root: gras (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

समस्ते (samaste) - in the entire, in the whole

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of samasta

samasta - all, whole, entire, collected

Past Passive Participle

From sam + as (to throw, to be).

Prefix: sam

Root: as (class 4)

Note: Agrees with 'bhuvanaudare'.

भुवनौदरे (bhuvanaudare) - in the interior of the world, in the expanse of the world

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhuvanaudara

bhuvanaudara - womb/interior of the world, expanse of the world

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhuvana+udara)

• bhuvana – world, earth, being, existence
  noun (neuter)
  Root: bhū (class 1)
• udara – belly, interior, womb, cavity
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

रात्रिसंव्यवहारेषु (rātrisaṁvyavahāreṣu) - in the night-activities/transactions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of rātrisaṃvyavahāra

rātrisaṁvyavahāra - night activities, nocturnal business

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (rātri+saṃvyavahāra)

• rātri – night
  noun (feminine)
• saṃvyavahāra – intercourse, transaction, activity
  noun (masculine)
  From sam + vi + ava + hṛ (to carry).
  Prefixes: sam+vi+ava
  Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Part of a locative absolute construction.

सम्प्रवृत्तेषु (sampravṛtteṣu) - (when) commenced, started, engaged

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of sampravṛtta

sampravṛtta - begun, commenced, engaged in, occurred

Past Passive Participle

Derived from sam + pra + vṛt (to turn, to be) + kta suffix.

Prefixes: sam+pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'rātrisaṃvyavahāreṣu'. Part of a locative absolute construction.

जङ्गले (jaṅgale) - in the wilderness, in the forest

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of jaṅgala

jaṅgala - forest, wilderness, uncultivated land

Note: The locative singular refers to the place where the night activities occur.