योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-170, verse-3

पितृवद्विहिताश्वासं दारा इव नियन्त्रणम् ।
संकटेषु दुरन्तेषु नित्यमव्यभिचारि च ॥ ३ ॥

pitṛvadvihitāśvāsaṃ dārā iva niyantraṇam ,
saṃkaṭeṣu duranteṣu nityamavyabhicāri ca 3

3. pitṛvat vihitāśvāsam dārāḥ iva niyantraṇam
saṃkaṭeṣu duranteṣu nityam avyabhicāri ca

3. (ekam akṛtrimam mitram) pitṛvat vihitāśvāsam,
dārāḥ iva niyantraṇam,
ca duranteṣu saṃkaṭeṣu nityam avyabhicāri (asti).

3. Like a father, it provides comfort; like a wife, it imposes restraint; and in dire difficulties, it is always unfailing.

Words meanings summery:

• पितृवत् (pitṛvat) - acting like a father, paternally (like a father, paternal)

• विहिताश्वासम् (vihitāśvāsam) - providing comfort or reassurance (providing comfort, giving solace)

• दाराः (dārāḥ) - a wife (singular sense for comparison) (wife, wives (always plural in Sanskrit))

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• नियन्त्रणम् (niyantraṇam) - restraint, control (restraint, control, regulation)

• संकटेषु (saṁkaṭeṣu) - in difficulties or dangers (in difficulties, crises, dangers)

• दुरन्तेषु (duranteṣu) - in dire, terrible (difficulties) (in dire, dreadful, endless (difficulties))

• नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternally)

• अव्यभिचारि (avyabhicāri) - unfailing, unwavering (unfailing, unwavering, faithful, not deviating)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

Words meanings and morphology

पितृवत् (pitṛvat) - acting like a father, paternally (like a father, paternal)

(indeclinable)

From 'pitṛ' (father) with the suffix '-vat' (like, similar to).

विहिताश्वासम् (vihitāśvāsam) - providing comfort or reassurance (providing comfort, giving solace)

(noun)

neuter, singular of vihitāśvāsa

vihitāśvāsa - comfort given, solace provided

Compound of 'vihita' (bestowed, given) and 'āśvāsa' (comfort, reassurance).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vihita+āśvāsa)

• vihita – done, made, arranged, prescribed, bestowed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Formed from vi-√dhā (to place, arrange, bestow) + kta suffix.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• āśvāsa – reassurance, comfort, consolation, breath
  noun (masculine)
  From ā-√śvas (to breathe, to be comforted).
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śvas (class 2)

Note: Used predicatively, describing the friend.

दाराः (dārāḥ) - a wife (singular sense for comparison) (wife, wives (always plural in Sanskrit))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dāra

dāra - wife, spouse

Always used in plural (dārāḥ m. pl.).

Note: Used in plural form, but in comparison context refers to a wife.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison.

नियन्त्रणम् (niyantraṇam) - restraint, control (restraint, control, regulation)

(noun)

neuter, singular of niyantraṇa

niyantraṇa - restraining, controlling, regulation, check, discipline

From ni-√yam (to restrain, control) + ana suffix.

Prefix: ni

Root: yam (class 1)

Note: Predicative nominative.

संकटेषु (saṁkaṭeṣu) - in difficulties or dangers (in difficulties, crises, dangers)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of saṃkaṭa

saṁkaṭa - difficult, narrow, dangerous, calamity, crisis, distress

From saṃ-√kaṭ (to be difficult).

Prefix: sam

Root: kaṭ (class 1)

दुरन्तेषु (duranteṣu) - in dire, terrible (difficulties) (in dire, dreadful, endless (difficulties))

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, plural of duranta

duranta - having a bad end, dreadful, dire, endless, difficult to end

Compound of 'dur' (bad, difficult) and 'anta' (end).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (dus+anta)

• dus – bad, difficult, ill-
  indeclinable
  Prefix meaning bad or difficult.
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

नित्यम् (nityam) - always (always, constantly, eternally)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'nitya'.

अव्यभिचारि (avyabhicāri) - unfailing, unwavering (unfailing, unwavering, faithful, not deviating)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of avyabhicārin

avyabhicārin - not straying, unwavering, unfailing, constant, faithful, correct

Negative compound of 'a-' and 'vyabhicārin' (straying, deviating).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyabhicārin)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• vyabhicārin – deviating, straying, unfaithful, inconstant
  adjective
  From vi-abhi-√car (to go astray, deviate).
  Prefixes: vi+abhi
  Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)