योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-5, verse-9

अतप्यत तपो घोरं कस्मिंश्चिद्भगवान्भृगुः ।
तमुपास्ते स्म तेजस्वी बालः पुत्रो महामतिः ॥ ९ ॥

atapyata tapo ghoraṃ kasmiṃścidbhagavānbhṛguḥ ,
tamupāste sma tejasvī bālaḥ putro mahāmatiḥ 9

9. atapyata tapaḥ ghoram kasmiṃscit bhagavān bhṛguḥ
tam upāste sma tejasvī bālaḥ putraḥ mahāmatiḥ

9. bhagavān bhṛguḥ kasmiṃscit ghoram tapaḥ atapyata
tejasvī bālaḥ mahāmatiḥ putraḥ tam upāste sma

9. The revered Bhṛgu performed intense asceticism (tapas) in a certain place. His brilliant, young, and highly intelligent son attended upon him.

Words meanings summery:

• अतप्यत (atapyata) - performed asceticism (tapas) (performed asceticism, practiced penance, heated oneself)

• तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, spiritual heat, austerity

• घोरम् (ghoram) - intense, severe (asceticism) (terrible, dreadful, severe, intense)

• कस्मिंस्चित् (kasmiṁscit) - in a certain unspecified place (in some, in a certain (place))

• भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered (sage) (revered, glorious, divine, fortunate)

• भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (name of an ancient sage)

• तम् (tam) - him (Bhṛgu) (him, that (masculine))

• उपास्ते (upāste) - attended upon (him) (serves, attends upon, worships)

• स्म (sma) - a particle added to a present tense verb to indicate past tense

• तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant (son) (brilliant, radiant, powerful, splendid)

• बालः (bālaḥ) - young (son) (young, youthful, boy, child)

• पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

• महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - highly intelligent, great-minded

Words meanings and morphology

अतप्यत (atapyata) - performed asceticism (tapas) (performed asceticism, practiced penance, heated oneself)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, past imperfect (laṅ) of tap

Imperfect (laṅ)

3rd person singular, middle voice, imperfect tense

Root: tap (class 1)

तपः (tapaḥ) - asceticism, penance, spiritual heat, austerity

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - asceticism, penance, spiritual heat, austerity

Note: Refers to the act of performing asceticism, the object of the verb atapyata.

घोरम् (ghoram) - intense, severe (asceticism) (terrible, dreadful, severe, intense)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of ghora

ghora - terrible, dreadful, severe, fierce, intense

Note: Agrees with tapaḥ in gender, number, and case.

कस्मिंस्चित् (kasmiṁscit) - in a certain unspecified place (in some, in a certain (place))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of kimcit

kimcit - something, anything, a certain, some

Compound type : tatpurusha (kim+cit)

• kim – who, what, which (interrogative pronoun)
  pronoun (masculine)
• cit – particle (adds indefiniteness, 'some', 'any')
  indeclinable

Note: Refers to a 'place' (implied).

भगवान् (bhagavān) - the revered (sage) (revered, glorious, divine, fortunate)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhagavat

bhagavat - revered, glorious, divine, fortunate, prosperous

Note: Often used as an honorific title for sages or divine beings.

भृगुः (bhṛguḥ) - Bhṛgu (name of an ancient sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu

bhṛgu - Bhṛgu (name of an ancient sage)

तम् (tam) - him (Bhṛgu) (him, that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Bhagavān Bhṛgu.

उपास्ते (upāste) - attended upon (him) (serves, attends upon, worships)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of ās

Present (laṭ)

3rd person singular, middle voice, present tense

Prefix: upa

Root: ās (class 2)

Note: Used with 'sma' to indicate past action.

स्म (sma) - a particle added to a present tense verb to indicate past tense

(indeclinable)

तेजस्वी (tejasvī) - brilliant (son) (brilliant, radiant, powerful, splendid)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tejasvin

tejasvin - brilliant, radiant, powerful, splendid, energetic

Note: Modifies putraḥ.

बालः (bālaḥ) - young (son) (young, youthful, boy, child)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bāla

bāla - young, youthful, boy, child, immature

Note: Modifies putraḥ.

पुत्रः (putraḥ) - son

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of putra

putra - son, child

Note: The subject of upāste sma.

महामतिः (mahāmatiḥ) - highly intelligent, great-minded

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of mahāmati

mahāmati - highly intelligent, great-minded, profound intellect

Compound type : bahuvrihi (mahā+mati)

• mahā – great, large, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• mati – mind, intellect, thought, opinion
  noun (feminine)

Note: Modifies putraḥ.