योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-107, verse-40

श्वभ्रेणेव कुमञ्जर्यश्चिरमूढा मयापदः ।
स्वकालकुलकोणासु नरकोद्दामभूमिषु ॥ ४० ॥

śvabhreṇeva kumañjaryaściramūḍhā mayāpadaḥ ,
svakālakulakoṇāsu narakoddāmabhūmiṣu 40

40. śvabhreṇa iva kumañjaryaḥ cira-mūḍhā mayā āpadaḥ
sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu

40. mayā cira-mūḍhāḥ āpadaḥ,
śvabhreṇa iva kumañjaryaḥ,
naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu (āsan)

40. Like wicked sprouts sustained by a pit, long-borne misfortunes (āpadaḥ) were carried by me in dreadful, hellish regions and within the hidden corners of my own family's domain.

Words meanings summery:

• श्वभ्रेण (śvabhreṇa) - by a pit, by a chasm, by a hole

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• कुमञ्जर्यः (kumañjaryaḥ) - bad sprouts, evil clusters, wicked shoots

• चिर-मूढा (cira-mūḍhā) - long-borne, long-suffered, long-carried, long-established

• मया (mayā) - by me

• आपदः (āpadaḥ) - misfortunes, calamities, troubles, adversities

• स्व-काल-कुल-कोणासु (sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu) - in the hidden, perhaps embarrassing or difficult, aspects of one's family life over time (in the corners/private places of one's own family's proper time/domain)

• नरक-उद्दाम-भूमिषु (naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu) - in the dreadful/fierce lands of hell

Words meanings and morphology

श्वभ्रेण (śvabhreṇa) - by a pit, by a chasm, by a hole

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of śvabhra

śvabhra - pit, chasm, hole, abyss, cavern

Note: Agent in the simile, implying something that sustains or contains.

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

कुमञ्जर्यः (kumañjaryaḥ) - bad sprouts, evil clusters, wicked shoots

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of kumañjarī

kumañjarī - bad sprout/cluster, wicked shoot (ku- 'bad/evil' + mañjarī 'sprout/cluster')

Compound type : karmadhāraya (ku+mañjarī)

• ku – bad, evil, contemptible, difficult
  indeclinable
• mañjarī – sprout, shoot, cluster of blossoms, panicle
  noun (feminine)

Note: Used in comparison with āpadaḥ.

चिर-मूढा (cira-mūḍhā) - long-borne, long-suffered, long-carried, long-established

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, plural of ciramūḍha

ciramūḍha - long-borne, long-suffered, established for a long time

Past Passive Participle

Compound of cira (long time) and mūḍha (carried/borne, past passive participle of √vah).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cira+mūḍha)

• cira – long time, ancient, lasting
  indeclinable
• mūḍha – carried, borne, taken; bewildered, foolish (from √muh)
  participle
  Past Passive Participle
  From √vah (to carry, bear).
  Root: vah (class 1)

Note: Acts as an adjective for āpadaḥ.

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun.

Note: Agent in the passive construction.

आपदः (āpadaḥ) - misfortunes, calamities, troubles, adversities

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of āpad

āpad - misfortune, calamity, distress, danger, adversity

From ā-√pad (to fall into, encounter misfortune).

Prefix: ā

Root: pad (class 4)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

स्व-काल-कुल-कोणासु (sva-kāla-kula-koṇāsu) - in the hidden, perhaps embarrassing or difficult, aspects of one's family life over time (in the corners/private places of one's own family's proper time/domain)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of svakālakulakoṇa

svakālakulakoṇa - the corner/place of one's own family's proper time/domain

Complex Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+kāla+kula+koṇa)

• sva – own, one's own
  pronoun/adjective
• kāla – time, period, proper time, destiny
  noun (masculine)
• kula – family, lineage, race, clan, noble family
  noun (neuter)
• koṇa – corner, angle, secluded place, secret spot, specific region
  noun (masculine)

Note: Describes the location or context of the suffering.

नरक-उद्दाम-भूमिषु (naraka-uddāma-bhūmiṣu) - in the dreadful/fierce lands of hell

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of narakoddāmabhūmi

narakoddāmabhūmi - dreadful land of hell, fierce region of hell

Complex Tatpuruṣa compound.

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (naraka+uddāma+bhūmi)

• naraka – hell, underworld, infernal region
  noun (masculine/neuter)
• uddāma – untamed, unrestrained, fierce, dreadful, terrible, wild
  adjective
  From ud-√dam (to tame) or related to dāma (bond/rein).
  Prefix: ud
  Root: dam (class 4)
• bhūmi – earth, land, ground, region, place
  noun (feminine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Describes the location or context of the suffering.