योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-48, verse-38

अथास्य पुण्डरीकाक्षः पयोमूर्तिरुपाययौ ।
प्रसादमुत्पलश्यामः शरदीव महाहदः ॥ ३८ ॥

athāsya puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ payomūrtirupāyayau ,
prasādamutpalaśyāmaḥ śaradīva mahāhadaḥ 38

38. atha asya puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ payomūrtiḥ upāyayau
prasādam utpalaśyāmaḥ śaradi iva mahāhradaḥ

38. atha puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ payomūrtiḥ utpalaśyāmaḥ
asya prasādam upāyayau śaradi mahāhradaḥ iva

38. Then, the lotus-eyed Lord (Puṇḍarīkākṣa), whose form was like water, approached him. Dark like a blue lotus, he manifested serenity, just as a great lake does in autumn.

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

• अस्य (asya) - to the sage (of him, to him)

• पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - the lotus-eyed Lord (Viṣṇu) (lotus-eyed)

• पयोमूर्तिः (payomūrtiḥ) - having a form of water, in the form of a rain-cloud

• उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached, came near

• प्रसादम् (prasādam) - serenity, clearness, grace, favor

• उत्पलश्यामः (utpalaśyāmaḥ) - dark like a blue lotus, lotus-dark

• शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

• इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

• महाह्रदः (mahāhradaḥ) - great lake, large body of water

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon, now

(indeclinable)

अस्य (asya) - to the sage (of him, to him)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

पुण्डरीकाक्षः (puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ) - the lotus-eyed Lord (Viṣṇu) (lotus-eyed)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of puṇḍarīkākṣa

puṇḍarīkākṣa - lotus-eyed, an epithet of Viṣṇu

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (puṇḍarīka+akṣa)

• puṇḍarīka – white lotus
  noun (neuter)
• akṣa – eye
  noun (neuter)

पयोमूर्तिः (payomūrtiḥ) - having a form of water, in the form of a rain-cloud

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of payomūrti

payomūrti - having a form of water, watery form, cloud-form

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (payas+mūrti)

• payas – water, milk
  noun (neuter)
• mūrti – form, body, manifestation
  noun (feminine)

उपाययौ (upāyayau) - approached, came near

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of upayā

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: yā (class 2)

प्रसादम् (prasādam) - serenity, clearness, grace, favor

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of prasāda

prasāda - clearness, serenity, grace, favor, calmness

Note: Used adverbially here, 'with serenity' or 'manifesting serenity'.

उत्पलश्यामः (utpalaśyāmaḥ) - dark like a blue lotus, lotus-dark

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of utpalaśyāma

utpalaśyāma - dark like a blue lotus

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (utpala+śyāma)

• utpala – blue lotus
  noun (neuter)
• śyāma – dark, black, dark-blue
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Describes Puṇḍarīkākṣa.

शरदि (śaradi) - in autumn

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of śarad

śarad - autumn

इव (iva) - like, as if, similar to

(indeclinable)

महाह्रदः (mahāhradaḥ) - great lake, large body of water

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāhrada

mahāhrada - great lake, large pond

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (mahā+hrada)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• hrada – lake, pond, deep pool
  noun (masculine)