योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-74, verse-14

तस्योत्तरे महाशृङ्गपृष्ठे परमरूपिणी ।
स्थिता तपस्विनी सूची तपश्चरति दारुणम् ॥ १४ ॥

tasyottare mahāśṛṅgapṛṣṭhe paramarūpiṇī ,
sthitā tapasvinī sūcī tapaścarati dāruṇam 14

14. tasya uttare mahāśṛṅgapṛṣṭhe paramarūpiṇī
sthitā tapasvinī sūcī tapaḥ carati dāruṇam

14. tasya uttare mahāśṛṅgapṛṣṭhe paramarūpiṇī
tapasvinī sūcī sthitā dāruṇam tapaḥ carati

14. To the north of that (mountain), on the summit of its great peak, resides Sūcī, an ascetic woman (tapasvinī) of supreme beauty, performing severe penance (tapas).

Words meanings summery:

• तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain, Himavan) (of him, of it, of that)

• उत्तरे (uttare) - to the north (in the north, northern, subsequent)

• महाशृङ्गपृष्ठे (mahāśṛṅgapṛṣṭhe) - on the surface of its great peak, on its summit (on the surface of a great peak, on the summit of a high mountain)

• परमरूपिणी (paramarūpiṇī) - of supreme beauty, supremely beautiful (supremely beautiful, possessing an excellent form)

• स्थिता (sthitā) - resides, situated (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

• तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - an ascetic woman (tapasvinī) (female ascetic, female devotee, penitent woman)

• सूची (sūcī) - Sūcī (proper noun for the ascetic) (needle, point, a particular female ascetic)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, austerity, heat)

• चरति (carati) - performs, practices (performs, practices, moves, wanders)

• दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - severe (severe, harsh, terrible, formidable)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्य (tasya) - of that (mountain, Himavan) (of him, of it, of that)

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to Himavan.

उत्तरे (uttare) - to the north (in the north, northern, subsequent)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of uttara

uttara - northern, upper, later, subsequent

Note: Can be an adjective or noun. Here, functions as adverbial locative.

महाशृङ्गपृष्ठे (mahāśṛṅgapṛṣṭhe) - on the surface of its great peak, on its summit (on the surface of a great peak, on the summit of a high mountain)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of mahāśṛṅgapṛṣṭha

mahāśṛṅgapṛṣṭha - surface of a great peak, summit of a high mountain

Compound type : tatpurusha (mahāśṛṅga+pṛṣṭha)

• mahāśṛṅga – great peak, large horn
  noun (neuter)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top, summit
  noun (neuter)

Note: Locative indicating place.

परमरूपिणी (paramarūpiṇī) - of supreme beauty, supremely beautiful (supremely beautiful, possessing an excellent form)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of paramarūpiṇī

paramarūpiṇī - supremely beautiful, possessing an excellent form

Derived from parama-rūpa (supreme form) with feminine suffix inī.

Compound type : tatpurusha (parama+rūpin)

• parama – supreme, highest, utmost
  adjective (masculine)
• rūpiṇī – possessing form, beautiful
  adjective (feminine)
  Derived from rūpa (form) with suffix ini (feminine inī)

Note: Modifies tapasvinī sūcī.

स्थिता (sthitā) - resides, situated (situated, standing, abiding, existing)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sthita

sthita - situated, standing, abiding, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √sthā (to stand) with suffix kta

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Functions here as a predicate adjective.

तपस्विनी (tapasvinī) - an ascetic woman (tapasvinī) (female ascetic, female devotee, penitent woman)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tapasvinī

tapasvinī - female ascetic, female devotee, penitent woman

Feminine form of tapasvin (ascetic, penitent), derived from tapas (penance) + possessive suffix vin.

सूची (sūcī) - Sūcī (proper noun for the ascetic) (needle, point, a particular female ascetic)

(proper noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sūcī

sūcī - needle, point, index, a particular female ascetic (proper name)

तपः (tapaḥ) - penance (tapas) (penance, austerity, heat)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - penance, austerity, religious fervor, heat

Note: Object of carati.

चरति (carati) - performs, practices (performs, practices, moves, wanders)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of car

Present Active

Root √car (to move, perform), Present 3rd person singular active

Root: car (class 1)

दारुणम् (dāruṇam) - severe (severe, harsh, terrible, formidable)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - severe, harsh, terrible, formidable, cruel

Note: Modifies tapaḥ.