योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-118, verse-18

मृगानालोक्य पथिकश्चिन्तयन्दयितेक्षणे ।
पुरःस्थेषु पदार्थेषु यन्त्रपुत्रिकतां गतः ॥ १८ ॥

mṛgānālokya pathikaścintayandayitekṣaṇe ,
puraḥstheṣu padārtheṣu yantraputrikatāṃ gataḥ 18

18. mṛgān ālokya pathikaḥ cintayan dayita-īkṣaṇe
puraḥstheṣu padārtheṣu yantra-putrikatām gataḥ

18. mṛgān ālokya dayita-īkṣaṇe cintayan pathikaḥ
puraḥstheṣu padārtheṣu yantra-putrikatām gataḥ

18. Upon seeing the deer, the traveler, contemplating his beloved's eyes, became like a puppet among the creatures standing before him.

Words meanings summery:

• मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, seeing, perceiving

• पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - traveler, wanderer

• चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, pondering, reflecting

• दयित-ईक्षणे (dayita-īkṣaṇe) - in the eyes of his beloved, at the gaze of his beloved

• पुरःस्थेषु (puraḥstheṣu) - among those standing in front, in the objects before

• पदार्थेषु (padārtheṣu) - in the animals/creatures (deer) standing before him (in objects, in things, in creatures)

• यन्त्र-पुत्रिकताम् (yantra-putrikatām) - to the state of a puppet, mechanical doll

• गतः (gataḥ) - became (like a puppet) (gone, attained, become)

Words meanings and morphology

मृगान् (mṛgān) - deer, wild animals

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, plural of mṛga

mṛga - deer, wild animal, game

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, seeing, perceiving

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Indeclinable participle formed with prefix ā and suffix -ya from root lok.

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 10)

पथिकः (pathikaḥ) - traveler, wanderer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pathika

pathika - traveler, wanderer, wayfarer

चिन्तयन् (cintayan) - thinking, pondering, reflecting

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cintayat

cint - to think, to consider, to ponder

Present Active Participle

Present active participle from the root cit (class 10, cintay).

Root: cit (class 10)

दयित-ईक्षणे (dayita-īkṣaṇe) - in the eyes of his beloved, at the gaze of his beloved

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of dayita-īkṣaṇa

dayita-īkṣaṇa - beloved's eye, gaze of the beloved

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (dayita+īkṣaṇa)

• dayita – beloved, desired, dear
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle from root day.
  Root: day (class 1)
• īkṣaṇa – seeing, looking, eye
  noun (neuter)
  Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पुरःस्थेषु (puraḥstheṣu) - among those standing in front, in the objects before

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of puraḥstha

puraḥstha - standing in front, situated before, present

Compound of 'puras' (in front) and 'stha' (standing).

Compound type : upapada tatpuruṣa (puras+stha)

• puras – in front, before, eastward
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective
  Suffixed form
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

पदार्थेषु (padārtheṣu) - in the animals/creatures (deer) standing before him (in objects, in things, in creatures)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, category, thing, object, substance

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (pada+artha)

• pada – foot, step, word, state
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, purpose, object, thing, wealth
  noun (masculine)

यन्त्र-पुत्रिकताम् (yantra-putrikatām) - to the state of a puppet, mechanical doll

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of yantra-putrika-tā

yantra-putrika-tā - the state of being a puppet or mechanical doll

Compound noun formed from 'yantra-putrikā' and the abstract suffix '-tā'.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (yantra-putrikā+tā)

• yantra-putrikā – puppet, mechanical doll
  noun (feminine)
  Compound of 'yantra' (machine) and 'putrikā' (doll).
• tā – suffix for abstract nouns, -ness, -hood
  indeclinable (feminine)

गतः (gataḥ) - became (like a puppet) (gone, attained, become)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gata

gata - gone, reached, obtained, become

Past Passive Participle

Past passive participle of the root gam (to go).

Root: gam (class 1)