योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-137, verse-8

तत्रस्थो दूरविक्षिप्तं तयैवाहृतवानहम् ।
चेतः स्वहृदयं सायं रुचेव रविरातपम् ॥ ८ ॥

tatrastho dūravikṣiptaṃ tayaivāhṛtavānaham ,
cetaḥ svahṛdayaṃ sāyaṃ ruceva ravirātapam 8

8. tatra-sthaḥ dūra-vikṣiptam tayā eva āhṛtavān aham |
cetaḥ sva-hṛdayam sāyam rucā iva raviḥ ātapaḥ || 8 ||

8. tatra-sthaḥ aham,
tayā eva (saṃvidi) dūra-vikṣiptam cetaḥ sva-hṛdayam āhṛtavān,
sāyam raviḥ rucā iva ātapaḥ (āharati iva) 8

8. Remaining in that state, I, through that very consciousness (saṃvid), drew back my far-scattered mind to its own core (hṛdaya), just as the sun (ravi) in the evening gathers its dispersed rays (ātapa) by means of its own radiance (rucā).

8. כשרעיונותיי נפוצו למרחקים, אספתי מחדש את חשיבתי אל לבי, כפי שהשמש אוספת את קרניה לעת ערב.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र-स्थः (tatra-sthaḥ) - remaining in the state of steady concentration (remaining there, standing there, being in that state)

• दूर-विक्षिप्तम् (dūra-vikṣiptam) - far-scattered, widely dispersed, distracted

• तया (tayā) - by that consciousness (saṃvid) (by that (feminine instrumental singular))

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• आहृतवान् (āhṛtavān) - brought back, gathered, drawn in

• अहम् (aham) - I

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

• स्व-हृदयम् (sva-hṛdayam) - to its own heart, to its own core

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

• रुचा (rucā) - by light, by radiance, by splendor

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

• आतपः (ātapaḥ) - heat, sun's rays, sunshine

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र-स्थः (tatra-sthaḥ) - remaining in the state of steady concentration (remaining there, standing there, being in that state)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tatrastha

tatrastha - standing there, being in that place or state

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tatra+stha)

• tatra – there, in that place, in that state
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, situated, being
  adjective (masculine)
  agent noun/suffix
  Derived from the root sthā (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)

दूर-विक्षिप्तम् (dūra-vikṣiptam) - far-scattered, widely dispersed, distracted

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dūravikṣipta

dūravikṣipta - far-scattered, widely dispersed, distracted, thrown far away

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūra+vikṣipta)

• dūra – far, distant, remote
  adjective (neuter)
• vikṣipta – scattered, thrown apart, distracted, confused
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of root kṣip with prefix vi.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: kṣip (class 6)

तया (tayā) - by that consciousness (saṃvid) (by that (feminine instrumental singular))

(pronoun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

आहृतवान् (āhṛtavān) - brought back, gathered, drawn in

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āhṛtavat

āhṛtavat - one who has brought back, gathered, drawn

Past Active Participle (ktavatu)

Past active participle of root hṛ (to carry/take) with prefix ā (towards).

Prefix: ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

चेतः (cetaḥ) - mind, consciousness

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, consciousness, intellect, thought

Root: cit (class 1)

स्व-हृदयम् (sva-hṛdayam) - to its own heart, to its own core

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of svahṛdaya

svahṛdaya - one's own heart, one's own core/source

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+hṛdaya)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (neuter)
• hṛdaya – heart, core, essence, mind
  noun (neuter)

सायम् (sāyam) - in the evening, at evening

(indeclinable)

रुचा (rucā) - by light, by radiance, by splendor

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ruc

ruc - light, luster, radiance, splendor, beauty

Root: ruc (class 1)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

रविः (raviḥ) - the sun

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ravi

ravi - the sun, a name of the sun god

आतपः (ātapaḥ) - heat, sun's rays, sunshine

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātapa

ātapa - heat, sunshine, sun's rays, warmth

Prefix: ā

Root: tap (class 1)

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