योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-27, verse-53

कल्लोलाकुलकच्छासु लसद्गुच्छलतासु च ।
वेलावनगुहास्वब्धेश्चिरं कूर्मतया स्थितम् ॥ ५३ ॥

kallolākulakacchāsu lasadgucchalatāsu ca ,
velāvanaguhāsvabdheściraṃ kūrmatayā sthitam 53

53. kallolākulakacchāsu lasadgucchalatāsu ca
velāvanaguhāsu abdheḥ ciraṃ kūrmatayā sthitam

53. abdheḥ kallolākulakacchāsu lasadgucchalatāsu
ca velāvanaguhāsu ciraṃ kūrmatayā sthitam

53. For a long time, I dwelled as a tortoise in the ocean's shore-forest caves, amidst creepers bearing lustrous flower clusters, and on shores turbulent with waves.

Words meanings summery:

• कल्लोलाकुलकच्छासु (kallolākulakacchāsu) - on shores turbulent with waves (on banks disturbed by waves, on shores agitated by billows)

• लसद्गुच्छलतासु (lasadgucchalatāsu) - amidst creepers bearing lustrous flower clusters (amidst creepers with shining clusters (of flowers/fruits))

• च (ca) - and, also, moreover

• वेलावनगुहासु (velāvanaguhāsu) - in the ocean's shore-forest caves (in the caves of the shore-forests)

• अब्धेः (abdheḥ) - of the ocean, of the sea

• चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time, for a prolonged period, long

• कूर्मतया (kūrmatayā) - by the state of being a tortoise, as a tortoise

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - I remained, dwelled (as an impersonal construction) (remained, stood, existed, stayed)

Words meanings and morphology

कल्लोलाकुलकच्छासु (kallolākulakacchāsu) - on shores turbulent with waves (on banks disturbed by waves, on shores agitated by billows)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of kallolākulakacchā

kallolākulakacchā - a bank/shore agitated by waves

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kallola+ākula+kacchā)

• kallola – a large wave, a billow
  noun (masculine)
• ākula – agitated, confused, disturbed, full of
  adjective (masculine)
• kacchā – bank, shore, marshy ground
  noun (feminine)

लसद्गुच्छलतासु (lasadgucchalatāsu) - amidst creepers bearing lustrous flower clusters (amidst creepers with shining clusters (of flowers/fruits))

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of lasadgucchalatā

lasadgucchalatā - creepers with shining clusters

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (lasat+guccha+latā)

• lasat – shining, glittering, appearing
  verbal derivative (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  Derived from the root 'las' (to shine, appear).
  Root: las (class 1)
• guccha – a cluster, bunch, bouquet
  noun (masculine)
• latā – a creeper, vine
  noun (feminine)

च (ca) - and, also, moreover

(indeclinable)

वेलावनगुहासु (velāvanaguhāsu) - in the ocean's shore-forest caves (in the caves of the shore-forests)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, plural of velāvanaguhā

velāvanaguhā - a cave of the shore-forest

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (velā+vana+guhā)

• velā – coast, shore, tideline
  noun (feminine)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)
• guhā – a cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)

अब्धेः (abdheḥ) - of the ocean, of the sea

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of abdhi

abdhi - ocean, sea, cloud

चिरं (ciraṁ) - for a long time, for a prolonged period, long

(indeclinable)

कूर्मतया (kūrmatayā) - by the state of being a tortoise, as a tortoise

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of kūrmatā

kūrmatā - the state or nature of being a tortoise

Derived from 'kūrma' (tortoise) by adding the suffix '-tā' for abstract noun.

स्थितम् (sthitam) - I remained, dwelled (as an impersonal construction) (remained, stood, existed, stayed)

(verbal derivative)

Note: Used impersonally, implying 'it was remained (by me)'.