योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-91

विकल्पहीना चित्सर्वा पदार्थशतदृष्टिषु ।
सममेवाभिपतति प्रभा प्राभाकरी यथा ॥ ९१ ॥

vikalpahīnā citsarvā padārthaśatadṛṣṭiṣu ,
samamevābhipatati prabhā prābhākarī yathā 91

91. vikalpahīnā cit sarvā padārthaśatadṛṣṭiṣu
samam eva abhipatati prabhā prabhākarī yathā

91. yathā prabhākarī prabhā samam eva abhipatati,
(tathā) vikalpahīnā sarvā cit padārthaśatadṛṣṭiṣu samam abhipatati

91. Just as solar radiance (prabhā) equally falls upon many objects, so too, consciousness (cit), which is devoid of conceptual distinctions, equally permeates all hundreds of perceptions of phenomena.

Words meanings summery:

• विकल्पहीना (vikalpahīnā) - devoid of conceptual distinctions (devoid of distinctions, free from concepts, without mental constructs)

• चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, intellect)

• सर्वा (sarvā) - all (all, every, whole)

• पदार्थशतदृष्टिषु (padārthaśatadṛṣṭiṣu) - in hundreds of perceptions of phenomena (in hundreds of views of objects, in hundreds of perceptions of phenomena)

• समम् (samam) - equally (equally, uniformly, impartially)

• एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• अभिपतति (abhipatati) - permeates (falls upon, directs itself towards, permeates, reaches)

• प्रभा (prabhā) - radiance (prabhā) (light, radiance, splendor, aura)

• प्रभाकरी (prabhākarī) - solar (solar, sun-making, radiant, illuminating)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

Words meanings and morphology

विकल्पहीना (vikalpahīnā) - devoid of conceptual distinctions (devoid of distinctions, free from concepts, without mental constructs)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vikalpahīna

vikalpahīna - devoid of distinctions, free from concepts, without mental constructs

Bahuvrīhi compound: vikalpa (distinction, concept) + hīna (devoid of, lacking).

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (vikalpa+hīna)

• vikalpa – distinction, concept, mental construct, doubt, option
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + kḷp (to form, imagine).
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kḷp (class 1)
• hīna – devoid of, lacking, abandoned, deficient
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root hā (to abandon).
  Root: hā (class 3)

Note: Qualifies 'cit'.

चित् (cit) - consciousness (cit) (consciousness, mind, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of cit

cit - consciousness, intellect, mind, knowledge (cit)

Feminine noun.

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

सर्वा (sarvā) - all (all, every, whole)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sarva

sarva - all, every, whole, entire

Feminine form of sarva.

Note: Qualifies 'cit'.

पदार्थशतदृष्टिषु (padārthaśatadṛṣṭiṣu) - in hundreds of perceptions of phenomena (in hundreds of views of objects, in hundreds of perceptions of phenomena)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of padārthaśatadṛṣṭi

padārthaśatadṛṣṭi - hundreds of views of objects/phenomena, numerous perceptions of categories

Tatpurusha compound: padārtha (object, category) + śata (hundred) + dṛṣṭi (view, perception).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (padārtha+śata+dṛṣṭi)

• padārtha – object, category, meaning of a word, phenomenon
  noun (masculine)
  From pada (word, foot) + artha (meaning, purpose, object).
• śata – hundred, a hundred
  noun (neuter)
• dṛṣṭi – view, perception, vision, sight, opinion
  noun (feminine)
  From root dṛś (to see).
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Location where consciousness acts.

समम् (samam) - equally (equally, uniformly, impartially)

(indeclinable)

As an adverb.

Note: Adverbial use.

एव (eva) - indeed (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes 'samam'.

अभिपतति (abhipatati) - permeates (falls upon, directs itself towards, permeates, reaches)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of abhipat

present tense, active voice

3rd person singular present active form.

Prefix: abhi

Root: pat (class 1)

Note: Verb for 'cit' and 'prabhā'.

प्रभा (prabhā) - radiance (prabhā) (light, radiance, splendor, aura)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhā

prabhā - light, radiance, splendor, luster, aura

Feminine noun. From pra- + bhā (to shine).

Prefix: pra

Root: bhā (class 2)

Note: Subject in the example clause.

प्रभाकरी (prabhākarī) - solar (solar, sun-making, radiant, illuminating)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prabhākarī

prabhākarī - sun-making, radiant, solar, illuminating (feminine form of prabhākara, the sun)

Feminine form of prabhākara (sun, light-maker).

Compound type : Tatpurusha (prabhā+kara)

• prabhā – light, radiance
  noun (feminine)
  From pra- + bhā (to shine).
  Prefix: pra
  Root: bhā (class 2)
• kara – maker, doing, causing, hand
  noun/suffix (masculine)
  From root kṛ (to do, make).
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Qualifies 'prabhā'.

यथा (yathā) - just as (just as, as, according to)

(indeclinable)

Correlative adverb.

Note: Introduces the simile.