योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-105, verse-27

इत्युक्त्वोन्मुखनेत्रेषु सभ्येषु स हसन्निव ।
राजा वर्णयितुं चित्रं वृत्तान्तमुपचक्रमे ॥ २७ ॥

ityuktvonmukhanetreṣu sabhyeṣu sa hasanniva ,
rājā varṇayituṃ citraṃ vṛttāntamupacakrame 27

27. iti uktvā unmukhanetreṣu sabhyeṣu sa hasan iva
rājā varṇayitum citram vṛttāntam upacakrame

27. iti uktvā,
unmukhanetreṣu sabhyeṣu saḥ rājā hasan iva citram vṛttāntam varṇayitum upacakrame

27. After saying this, as the assembly members looked up with expectant eyes, the king, as if smiling, began to describe the amazing story.

Words meanings summery:

• इति (iti) - thus (referring to the preceding statement) (thus, so, in this manner)

• उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, after speaking

• उन्मुखनेत्रेषु (unmukhanetreṣu) - with faces and eyes turned up in expectation (whose faces and eyes are turned upwards/attentive)

• सभ्येषु (sabhyeṣu) - among the assembly members/courtiers (in the assembly members, among the courtiers)

• स (sa) - he (the king) (he, that)

• हसन् (hasan) - smiling (smiling, laughing)

• इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as it were)

• राजा (rājā) - the king (the speaker of the previous verse) (king)

• वर्णयितुम् (varṇayitum) - to describe, to depict, to explain

• चित्रम् (citram) - amazing, wonderful (wonderful, amazing, varied, colorful, strange)

• वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - story, account (story, account, event)

• उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, undertook

Words meanings and morphology

इति (iti) - thus (referring to the preceding statement) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

उक्त्वा (uktvā) - having said, after speaking

(indeclinable)

absolutive/gerund

Derived from the root vac (to speak) with the suffix -ktvā

Root: vac (class 2)

उन्मुखनेत्रेषु (unmukhanetreṣu) - with faces and eyes turned up in expectation (whose faces and eyes are turned upwards/attentive)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of unmukhanetra

unmukhanetra - whose face is turned upwards and whose eyes are directed upwards; attentive, expectant

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (unmukha+netra)

• unmukha – face turned upwards, having an uplifted face; facing upwards
  adjective (masculine)
  Prefix: ud
• netra – eye
  noun (neuter)
  From root nī (to lead) + -tra (instrumental suffix)
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'sabhyeṣu'

सभ्येषु (sabhyeṣu) - among the assembly members/courtiers (in the assembly members, among the courtiers)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of sabhya

sabhya - member of an assembly or council, courtier, a respectable man

Derived from sabhā (assembly) + -ya (denoting relation)

स (sa) - he (the king) (he, that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Sandhi form of 'saḥ'

हसन् (hasan) - smiling (smiling, laughing)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hasat

hasat - smiling, laughing

Present Active Participle

Derived from the root has (to laugh, smile) + -śatṛ suffix

Root: has (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'rājā'

इव (iva) - as if (like, as if, as it were)

(indeclinable)

राजा (rājā) - the king (the speaker of the previous verse) (king)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rājan

rājan - king, ruler, prince

वर्णयितुम् (varṇayitum) - to describe, to depict, to explain

(infinitive)

चित्रम् (citram) - amazing, wonderful (wonderful, amazing, varied, colorful, strange)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of citra

citra - bright, clear, variegated, manifold, wonderful, strange, excellent

Note: Modifies 'vṛttāntam'

वृत्तान्तम् (vṛttāntam) - story, account (story, account, event)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of vṛttānta

vṛttānta - event, occurrence, incident, news, narrative, story, account

Compound of vṛtta (what has happened) and anta (end/result/part)

उपचक्रमे (upacakrame) - began, undertook

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, perfect (liṭ) of upacakram

perfect (liṭ)

Root kram (to step, go) with prefix upa-, perfect ātmanepada, 3rd person singular

Prefix: upa

Root: kram (class 1)