योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-17, verse-4

षट्पदश्रेणिनयना समाकर्ण्येति बन्धुभिः ।
सा समाश्वासितागत्य पयोभिरिव पद्मिनी ॥ ४ ॥

ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayanā samākarṇyeti bandhubhiḥ ,
sā samāśvāsitāgatya payobhiriva padminī 4

4. ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayanā samākarṇya iti bandhubhiḥ
sā samāśvāsitā āgatya payobhiḥ iva padminī

4. iti samākarṇya ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayanā sā bandhubhiḥ
āgatya payobhiḥ iva padminī samāśvāsitā

4. Having heard this, she, whose eyes were like rows of bees, was consoled by her relatives, much like a lotus plant is revived by waters.

Words meanings summery:

• षट्पदश्रेणिनयना (ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayanā) - whose eyes are like rows of bees

• समाकर्ण्य (samākarṇya) - having heard, having listened well

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

• बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsfolk

• सा (sā) - the woman (the wife) (she, that (feminine))

• समाश्वासिता (samāśvāsitā) - consoled, reassured, comforted

• आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having approached

• पयोभिः (payobhiḥ) - by waters (for a lotus plant) (by waters, by milk)

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• पद्मिनी (padminī) - a lotus plant (lotus plant, group of lotuses)

Words meanings and morphology

षट्पदश्रेणिनयना (ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayanā) - whose eyes are like rows of bees

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayana

ṣaṭpadaśreṇinayana - having eyes like rows of bees

Bahuvrīhi compound.

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (ṣaṭpada+śreṇi+nayana)

• ṣaṭpada – bee (lit. six-footed)
  noun (masculine)
  Compound: ṣaṣ (six) + pada (foot).
• śreṇi – row, line, series
  noun (feminine)
• nayana – eye
  noun (neuter)
  From root nī (to lead) or derived as 'that which leads/guides'.
  Root: nī (class 1)

Note: Qualifies 'sā'.

समाकर्ण्य (samākarṇya) - having heard, having listened well

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root kṛ (to do) with prefixes sam and ā (to hear).

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: kṛ (class 8)

इति (iti) - this (referring to the preceding words/statements) (thus, so, in this manner)

(indeclinable)

Particle.

बन्धुभिः (bandhubhiḥ) - by relatives, by kinsfolk

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of bandhu

bandhu - kinsman, relative, friend

From root bandh (to bind).

Root: bandh (class 9)

Note: Agent of the passive verb 'samāśvāsitā'.

सा (sā) - the woman (the wife) (she, that (feminine))

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of the sentence.

समाश्वासिता (samāśvāsitā) - consoled, reassured, comforted

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of samāśvāsita

samāśvāsita - consoled, reassured, comforted

Past Passive Participle

From root śvas (to breathe) with prefixes sam and ā. Denominative āśvāsaya ('to cause to breathe freely', 'to console') + kta suffix.

Prefixes: sam+ā

Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Functions as the main verb (predicate) in a passive construction with an implied copula.

आगत्य (āgatya) - having come, having approached

(indeclinable)

Absolutive/Gerund

From root gam (to go) with prefix ā (towards) + lyap suffix.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

पयोभिः (payobhiḥ) - by waters (for a lotus plant) (by waters, by milk)

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, plural of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital sap

S-stem neuter noun.

Note: Agent in the simile.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

Particle expressing comparison.

Note: Connects the simile.

पद्मिनी (padminī) - a lotus plant (lotus plant, group of lotuses)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of padminī

padminī - lotus plant, group of lotuses, a woman with lotus-like characteristics

From padma (lotus) + feminine suffix inī.

Note: The object of comparison.