योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-15, verse-3

अधित्यकायां तस्याद्रेरार्द्रपर्णावगुण्ठिताम् ।
ददर्श भार्गवः शुष्कां पूर्वजन्मोद्भवां तनुम् ॥ ३ ॥

adhityakāyāṃ tasyādrerārdraparṇāvaguṇṭhitām ,
dadarśa bhārgavaḥ śuṣkāṃ pūrvajanmodbhavāṃ tanum 3

3. adhityakāyām tasya adreḥ ārdraparṇāvagunṭhitām
dadarśa bhārgavaḥ śuṣkām pūrvajanmodbhavām tanum

3. bhārgavaḥ tasya adreḥ adhityakāyām ārdraparṇāvagunṭhitām
śuṣkām pūrvajanmodbhavām tanum dadarśa

3. On the plateau of that mountain, Bhargava saw a dry body (tanu) from a previous birth, veiled by wet leaves.

Words meanings summery:

• अधित्यकायाम् (adhityakāyām) - on the plateau, on the tableland

• तस्य (tasya) - of that

• अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of the mountain

• आर्द्रपर्णावगुन्ठिताम् (ārdraparṇāvagunṭhitām) - concealed by wet leaves

• ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he perceived

• भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (a descendant of Bhrigu)

• शुष्काम् (śuṣkām) - dry, withered, emaciated

• पूर्वजन्मोद्भवाम् (pūrvajanmodbhavām) - originated from a previous birth

• तनुम् (tanum) - body

Words meanings and morphology

अधित्यकायाम् (adhityakāyām) - on the plateau, on the tableland

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of adhityakā

adhityakā - plateau, tableland, land on a mountain above the valley

तस्य (tasya) - of that

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, it

अद्रेः (adreḥ) - of the mountain

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of adri

adri - mountain, rock, stone

आर्द्रपर्णावगुन्ठिताम् (ārdraparṇāvagunṭhitām) - concealed by wet leaves

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of ārdraparṇāvagunṭhita

ārdraparṇāvagunṭhita - covered/veiled by wet leaves

Compound type : tatpurusha (ārdra+parṇa+avagunṭhita)

• ārdra – wet, moist, fresh, tender
  adjective (neuter)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• avagunṭhita – veiled, covered, concealed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root guṇṭh 'to cover' with prefix ava.
  Prefix: ava
  Root: guṇṭh (class 10)

ददर्श (dadarśa) - he saw, he perceived

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (Lit) of dṛś

Root: dṛś (class 1)

भार्गवः (bhārgavaḥ) - Bhargava (a descendant of Bhrigu)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhārgava

bhārgava - descendant of Bhrigu; name of a sage (e.g., Paraśurāma, Śukra)

शुष्काम् (śuṣkām) - dry, withered, emaciated

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of śuṣka

śuṣka - dry, withered, parched, emaciated

Past Passive Participle

From root śuṣ 'to dry, wither'.

Root: śuṣ (class 4)

Note: Modifies 'tanum'.

पूर्वजन्मोद्भवाम् (pūrvajanmodbhavām) - originated from a previous birth

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of pūrvajanmodbhava

pūrvajanmodbhava - originating from a former birth/existence

Compound type : tatpurusha (pūrvajanman+udbhava)

• pūrvajanman – previous birth, former existence
  noun (neuter)
• udbhava – origin, production, rise
  noun (masculine)
  From root bhū 'to be, become' with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: bhū (class 1)

तनुम् (tanum) - body

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tanu

tanu - body, person, form, frame