योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-82, verse-10

स जहारालमालोकाद्दिग्विकीर्णं मनः शनैः ।
विशन्मेरुदरीं सायं भानुर्भास इवोत्करम् ॥ १० ॥

sa jahārālamālokāddigvikīrṇaṃ manaḥ śanaiḥ ,
viśanmerudarīṃ sāyaṃ bhānurbhāsa ivotkaram 10

10. sa jahāra alam ālokāt digvikīrṇam manaḥ śanaiḥ
viśan merudarīm sāyam bhānuḥ bhāsaḥ iva utkaram

10. saḥ ālokāt digvikīrṇam manaḥ alam śanaiḥ jahāra
sāyam merudarīm viśan bhānuḥ bhāsaḥ utkaram iva

10. He gradually withdrew his mind which had been scattered in various directions by external perceptions (āloka), just as the sun (bhānu) at evening gathers its scattered rays (bhāsām utkaram) while entering a cave (darīm) on Mount Meru.

Words meanings summery:

• स (sa) - he

• जहार (jahāra) - he withdrew, he took away

• अलम् (alam) - completely, entirely (enough, sufficiently, completely)

• आलोकात् (ālokāt) - from external perceptions (from sight, from perception)

• दिग्विकीर्णम् (digvikīrṇam) - scattered in directions

• मनः (manaḥ) - mind

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

• विशन् (viśan) - entering

• मेरुदरीम् (merudarīm) - to Meru's cave, into the cave of Meru

• सायम् (sāyam) - in the evening, at dusk

• भानुः (bhānuḥ) - the sun (the sun, ray of light)

• भासः (bhāsaḥ) - of rays (of the sun) (of light, of rays)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• उत्करम् (utkaram) - collection of rays (heap, mass, collection)

Words meanings and morphology

स (sa) - he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

जहार (jahāra) - he withdrew, he took away

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of hṛ

Perfect, 3rd person singular, active voice

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अलम् (alam) - completely, entirely (enough, sufficiently, completely)

(indeclinable)

Note: Used here to emphasize the complete withdrawal.

आलोकात् (ālokāt) - from external perceptions (from sight, from perception)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of āloka

āloka - sight, view, perception, light

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

दिग्विकीर्णम् (digvikīrṇam) - scattered in directions

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of digvikīrṇa

digvikīrṇa - scattered in various directions

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (diś+vikīrṇa)

• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• vikīrṇa – scattered, spread out, dispersed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root kṝ (to scatter) with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṝ (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'manaḥ'.

मनः (manaḥ) - mind

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought, understanding

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - slowly, gradually

(indeclinable)

विशन् (viśan) - entering

(participle)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viś

viś - to enter, to sit down, to settle

Present Active Participle

Derived from root viś (to enter) with suffix -śat.

Root: viś (class 6)

Note: Modifies 'bhānuḥ'.

मेरुदरीम् (merudarīm) - to Meru's cave, into the cave of Meru

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of merudarī

merudarī - cave of Mount Meru

Compound type : genitive tatpuruṣa (meru+darī)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• darī – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)

सायम् (sāyam) - in the evening, at dusk

(indeclinable)

भानुः (bhānuḥ) - the sun (the sun, ray of light)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhānu

bhānu - sun, light, ray

भासः (bhāsaḥ) - of rays (of the sun) (of light, of rays)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, singular of bhās

bhās - light, ray, splendor

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

उत्करम् (utkaram) - collection of rays (heap, mass, collection)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of utkara

utkara - heap, pile, collection, mass