योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-138, verse-15

प्रसृतं दिग्निकुञ्जेषु रूपालोकक्रियाकरम् ।
संजहार बहिश्चित्तं सायमर्को रुचिं यथा ॥ १५ ॥

prasṛtaṃ dignikuñjeṣu rūpālokakriyākaram ,
saṃjahāra bahiścittaṃ sāyamarko ruciṃ yathā 15

15. prasṛtam dik-nikuñjeṣu rūpa-āloka-kriyā-karam
samjahāra bahiḥ cittam sāyam arkaḥ rucim yathā

15. saḥ bahiḥ cittam dik-nikuñjeṣu prasṛtam rūpa-āloka-kriyā-karam
saṃjahāra yathā sāyam arkaḥ rucim (saṃjahāra)

15. He withdrew his external mind (citta), which had spread out into all directions' quarters, enabling the perception of forms, just as the sun at evening withdraws its light.

Words meanings summery:

• प्रसृतम् (prasṛtam) - spread out, extended, diffused

• दिक्-निकुञ्जेषु (dik-nikuñjeṣu) - in the corners/quarters of the directions

• रूप-आलोक-क्रिया-करम् (rūpa-āloka-kriyā-karam) - enabling the perception of forms, causing the act of seeing forms

• सम्जहार (samjahāra) - he withdrew, he collected, he drew in

• बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, external

• चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

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

• अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun, ray of light, fire

• रुचिम् (rucim) - light, splendor, ray, beauty

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

Words meanings and morphology

प्रसृतम् (prasṛtam) - spread out, extended, diffused

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prasṛta

prasṛta - spread out, extended, diffused, gone forth

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √sṛ (to flow, go) with prefix pra-

Prefix: pra

Root: sṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'cittam'.

दिक्-निकुञ्जेषु (dik-nikuñjeṣu) - in the corners/quarters of the directions

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of dik-nikuñja

dik-nikuñja - quarters of the directions, recesses of the directions

Compound type : tatpurusha (diś+nikuñja)

• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• nikuñja – bower, grove, arbour, corner, recess
  noun (masculine)

रूप-आलोक-क्रिया-करम् (rūpa-āloka-kriyā-karam) - enabling the perception of forms, causing the act of seeing forms

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of rūpa-āloka-kriyā-kara

rūpa-āloka-kriyā-kara - causing the act of seeing forms; enabling the perception of forms

Compound type : tatpurusha (rūpa+āloka+kriyā+kara)

• rūpa – form, shape, appearance, beauty
  noun (neuter)
• āloka – light, vision, perception, seeing
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√lok (to see)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: lok (class 10)
• kriyā – action, activity, rite, performance
  noun (feminine)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• kara – making, causing, doing, hand
  suffix/noun (masculine)
  From √kṛ (to do, make)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Modifies 'cittam'. Assumes neuter form as part of a compound adjective for 'cittam'.

सम्जहार (samjahāra) - he withdrew, he collected, he drew in

(verb)

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

Perfect

Perfect 3rd person singular, from √hṛ with prefix saṃ-

Prefix: sam

Root: hṛ (class 1)

बहिः (bahiḥ) - outside, external

(indeclinable)

Note: Used as an adjective here for 'cittam'.

चित्तम् (cittam) - mind, consciousness, thought

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citta

citta - mind, consciousness, thought, intellect

Past Passive Participle

Derived from √cit (to perceive, observe, understand) + -ta

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: The object of 'saṃjahāra'.

सायम् (sāyam) - in the evening, at dusk

(indeclinable)

अर्कः (arkaḥ) - the sun, ray of light, fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray of light, fire, hymn, praise

Note: Subject of the simile.

रुचिम् (rucim) - light, splendor, ray, beauty

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ruci

ruci - light, splendor, ray, beauty, desire, taste

Derived from √ruc (to shine, please)

Root: ruc (class 6)

Note: Object of implied 'saṃjahāra' in the simile.

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, like

(indeclinable)