योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-106, verse-21

आलम्बिता मया तत्र स्कन्धसंसर्गिणी लता ।
नीला जलदमालेव तापतप्तेन भूभृता ॥ २१ ॥

ālambitā mayā tatra skandhasaṃsargiṇī latā ,
nīlā jaladamāleva tāpataptena bhūbhṛtā 21

21. ālambitā mayā tatra skandha-saṃsarginī latā
nīlā jalada-mālā iva tāpa-taptena bhū-bhṛtā

21. tatra mayā skandhasaṃsarginī nīlā latā
ālambitā tāpataptena bhūbhṛtā jaladamālā iva

21. There, I clung to a creeper that was entwined around a tree trunk, just as a blue garland of clouds is embraced by a mountain scorched by distress.

Words meanings summery:

• आलम्बिता (ālambitā) - held onto, grasped, supported

• मया (mayā) - by me

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

• स्कन्ध-संसर्गिनी (skandha-saṁsarginī) - clinging to the shoulder/trunk

• लता (latā) - creeper, vine, plant

• नीला (nīlā) - blue, dark, black

• जलद-माला (jalada-mālā) - garland of clouds, string of clouds

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• ताप-तप्तेन (tāpa-taptena) - by the one scorched by heat, by the one distressed by suffering

• भू-भृता (bhū-bhṛtā) - by the mountain, by the king

Words meanings and morphology

आलम्बिता (ālambitā) - held onto, grasped, supported

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ālambita

ālambita - held onto, supported, grasped, hanging down

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √lamb (to hang, cling) with prefix ā-.

Prefix: ā

Root: lamb (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'latā'.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of asmad

asmad - I, myself

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place, then

(indeclinable)

स्कन्ध-संसर्गिनी (skandha-saṁsarginī) - clinging to the shoulder/trunk

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of skandhasaṃsargin

skandhasaṁsargin - clinging to a shoulder or tree trunk

Compound type : tatpurusha (skandha+saṃsargin)

• skandha – shoulder, trunk of a tree, main stem, chapter
  noun (masculine)
• saṃsargin – clinging, adhering, attached, connected with
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from the root √sṛj (to create, emit) with prefix sam-, often meaning 'to join' or 'to associate', combined with the agentive suffix -in.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Agrees with 'latā'.

लता (latā) - creeper, vine, plant

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of latā

latā - creeper, vine, winding plant

नीला (nīlā) - blue, dark, black

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nīla

nīla - blue, dark blue, black, indigo

Note: Agrees with 'latā'.

जलद-माला (jalada-mālā) - garland of clouds, string of clouds

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jaladamālā

jaladamālā - garland of clouds, series of clouds

Compound type : tatpurusha (jalada+mālā)

• jalada – cloud (literally 'water-giver')
  noun (masculine)
  Compound of 'jala' (water) and 'da' (giving, from root √dā).
  Root: dā (class 3)
• mālā – garland, string, wreath, series, row
  noun (feminine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

ताप-तप्तेन (tāpa-taptena) - by the one scorched by heat, by the one distressed by suffering

(adjective)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of tāpatapta

tāpatapta - scorched by heat, distressed by suffering/misery

Compound type : tatpurusha (tāpa+tapta)

• tāpa – heat, torment, suffering, distress, pain
  noun (masculine)
• tapta – heated, warm, hot, burnt, scorched, distressed, afflicted
  participle (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root √tap (to heat, suffer).
  Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'bhūbhṛtā'.

भू-भृता (bhū-bhṛtā) - by the mountain, by the king

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of bhūbhṛt

bhūbhṛt - mountain, king (literally 'earth-bearer')

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhū+bhṛt)

• bhū – earth, ground, land, world
  noun (feminine)
• bhṛt – bearing, supporting, maintaining, wearing; a bearer, supporter
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root √bhṛ (to bear, carry, support).
  Root: bhṛ (class 1)