योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-7

तां प्रेक्ष्य पवनः सूचीं विस्मयाकुलचेतनः ।
प्रणम्यालोक्य सुचिरं भीतभीत इवागतः ॥ ७ ॥

tāṃ prekṣya pavanaḥ sūcīṃ vismayākulacetanaḥ ,
praṇamyālokya suciraṃ bhītabhīta ivāgataḥ 7

7. tām prekṣya pavanaḥ sūcīm vismayākulacetanaḥ
praṇamya ālokya suciram bhītabhītaḥ iva āgataḥ

7. pavanaḥ vismayākulacetanaḥ tām sūcīm prekṣya
praṇamya suciram ālokya bhītabhītaḥ iva āgataḥ

7. The wind, with a mind bewildered by wonder, having seen that needle, bowed down, observed her for a very long time, and then approached as if greatly frightened.

Words meanings summery:

• ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

• प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having observed

• पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the wind, air

• सूचीम् (sūcīm) - the needle

• विस्मयाकुलचेतनः (vismayākulacetanaḥ) - whose mind was bewildered with wonder

• प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

• आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having observed

• सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

• भीतभीतः (bhītabhītaḥ) - very frightened, utterly terrified

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• आगतः (āgataḥ) - came, arrived, approached

Words meanings and morphology

ताम् (tām) - her, that (feminine)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

प्रेक्ष्य (prekṣya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from prefix pra + root √īkṣ (to see, look), class 1, with suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: īkṣ (class 1)

पवनः (pavanaḥ) - the wind, air

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pavana

pavana - wind, air, purifier; a deity of wind

Derived from root √pū (to purify) + ana suffix

Root: pū (class 9)

सूचीम् (sūcīm) - the needle

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, index, indicator, point

Root: sūc (class 1)

विस्मयाकुलचेतनः (vismayākulacetanaḥ) - whose mind was bewildered with wonder

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vismayākulacetana

vismayākulacetana - whose mind is agitated by wonder, astonished in mind

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vismaya+ākula+cetana)

• vismaya – wonder, astonishment, surprise
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated, bewildered, confused, full of
  adjective (masculine)
• cetana – mind, consciousness, sentient, intelligent
  noun (masculine)

प्रणम्य (praṇamya) - having bowed down, having saluted

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from prefix pra + root √nam (to bend, bow), class 1, with suffix -ya

Prefix: pra

Root: nam (class 1)

आलोक्य (ālokya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (Gerund)

Derived from prefix ā + root √lok (to see, perceive), class 1, with suffix -ya

Prefix: ā

Root: lok (class 1)

सुचिरम् (suciram) - for a very long time

(indeclinable)

Compound of su- (very) + cira (long time); used adverbially

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (su+cira)

• su – good, well, very, easily
  prefix
• cira – long time, ancient, old
  noun (neuter)

Note: Adverbial use of neuter accusative singular

भीतभीतः (bhītabhītaḥ) - very frightened, utterly terrified

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhītabhīta

bhītabhīta - very frightened, terrified, greatly scared

Reduplication of Past Passive Participle bhīta (from √bhī) for emphasis

Compound type : karmadhāraya (bhīta+bhīta)

• bhīta – frightened, scared, timid
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √bhī (to fear), class 3
  Root: bhī (class 3)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

आगतः (āgataḥ) - came, arrived, approached

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āgata

āgata - come, arrived, approached, happened

Past Passive Participle

Derived from prefix ā + root √gam (to go), class 1

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Often used like a finite verb 'came' in Sanskrit