योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-8, verse-29

विविधजन्मदशां विविधाशयः समनुभूय शरीरपरम्पराः ।
सुखमतिष्ठदसौ भृगुनन्दनो वरनदीसुतटे दृढवृक्षवत् ॥ २९ ॥

vividhajanmadaśāṃ vividhāśayaḥ samanubhūya śarīraparamparāḥ ,
sukhamatiṣṭhadasau bhṛgunandano varanadīsutaṭe dṛḍhavṛkṣavat 29

29. vividha-janma-daśām vividhāśayaḥ
sam-anubhūya śarīra-paramparāḥ
sukham atiṣṭhat asau bhṛgu-nandanaḥ
vara-nadī-su-taṭe dṛḍha-vṛkṣavat

29. asau bhṛgu-nandanaḥ vividhāśayaḥ,
vividha-janma-daśām śarīra-paramparāḥ ca sam-anubhūya,
vara-nadī-su-taṭe dṛḍha-vṛkṣavat sukham atiṣṭhat.

29. Having thoroughly experienced various states of existence and successive embodiments, that son of Bhṛgu, having various dispositions, remained happily on the beautiful bank of the excellent river, like a firm tree.

Words meanings summery:

• विविध-जन्म-दशाम् (vividha-janma-daśām) - various states of birth or existence

• विविधाशयः (vividhāśayaḥ) - having various mental dispositions acquired through different lives (of various intentions/dispositions)

• सम्-अनुभूय (sam-anubhūya) - having thoroughly experienced, having perceived

• शरीर-परम्पराः (śarīra-paramparāḥ) - successions of bodies, series of embodiments

• सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably, with ease

• अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood, he remained, he abode

• असौ (asau) - he (referring to the son of Bhṛgu) (that (person/thing), he, she, it)

• भृगु-नन्दनः (bhṛgu-nandanaḥ) - son of Bhṛgu, descendent of Bhṛgu

• वर-नदी-सु-तटे (vara-nadī-su-taṭe) - on the beautiful bank of the excellent river

• दृढ-वृक्षवत् (dṛḍha-vṛkṣavat) - like a strong tree, firmly like a tree

Words meanings and morphology

विविध-जन्म-दशाम् (vividha-janma-daśām) - various states of birth or existence

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of vividha-janma-daśā

vividha-janma-daśā - various states of birth or existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vividha+janman+daśā)

• vividha – various, manifold, diverse
  adjective (masculine)
  From `vi-dhā` (to place apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• janman – birth, origin, existence, life
  noun (neuter)
  From root `jan` (to be born)
  Root: jan (class 4)
• daśā – state, condition, period of life, circumstance
  noun (feminine)
  Root: daś (class 1)

Note: Object of `samanubhūya`.

विविधाशयः (vividhāśayaḥ) - having various mental dispositions acquired through different lives (of various intentions/dispositions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vividha-āśaya

vividha-āśaya - one whose intentions/dispositions are various

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (vividha+āśaya)

• vividha – various, manifold, diverse
  adjective (masculine)
  From `vi-dhā` (to place apart)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• āśaya – intention, disposition, latent impression, abode, receptacle
  noun (masculine)
  From `ā-śī` (to lie in, reside) or `ā-śri` (to resort to)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śī / śri (class 2)

Note: Qualifies `asau bhṛgu-nandanaḥ`.

सम्-अनुभूय (sam-anubhūya) - having thoroughly experienced, having perceived

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed with prefixes `sam` and `anu` and suffix `-ya`.

Prefixes: sam+anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

शरीर-परम्पराः (śarīra-paramparāḥ) - successions of bodies, series of embodiments

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of śarīra-paramparā

śarīra-paramparā - succession of bodies, series of embodiments

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (śarīra+paramparā)

• śarīra – body, corporeal form
  noun (neuter)
  From root `śṝ` (to break, decay)
  Root: śṝ (class 9)
• paramparā – succession, series, tradition, lineage
  noun (feminine)

Note: Object of `samanubhūya`.

सुखम् (sukham) - happily, comfortably, with ease

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial accusative, modifies `atiṣṭhat`.

अतिष्ठत् (atiṣṭhat) - he stood, he remained, he abode

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (Laṅ) of sthā

Imperfect (Laṅ)

3rd person singular, imperfect active. `a` is the augment for imperfect tense.

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Subject is `asau bhṛgu-nandanaḥ`.

असौ (asau) - he (referring to the son of Bhṛgu) (that (person/thing), he, she, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, yonder; he, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of `atiṣṭhat`.

भृगु-नन्दनः (bhṛgu-nandanaḥ) - son of Bhṛgu, descendent of Bhṛgu

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhṛgu-nandana

bhṛgu-nandana - son of Bhṛgu, descendent of Bhṛgu

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (bhṛgu+nandana)

• bhṛgu – Name of an ancient sage; a class of deities
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: bhṛj (class 1)
• nandana – son, child; causing joy; a pleasure garden
  noun (masculine)
  From root `nand` (to rejoice)
  Root: nand (class 1)

Note: Appositive to `asau`.

वर-नदी-सु-तटे (vara-nadī-su-taṭe) - on the beautiful bank of the excellent river

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of vara-nadī-su-taṭa

vara-nadī-su-taṭa - the beautiful bank of an excellent river

Compound formed of `vara-nadī` (excellent river) and `su-taṭa` (beautiful bank).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (vara+nadī+su+taṭa)

• vara – best, excellent, superior; boon, wish
  adjective (masculine)
  From root `vṛ` (to choose)
  Root: vṛ (class 5)
• nadī – river
  noun (feminine)
  From root `nad` (to sound)
  Root: nad (class 1)
• su – good, well, excellent, beautiful (prefix)
  indeclinable
  Adverbial/intensifying prefix.
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)
  From root `taṭ` (to strike, to form a bank)
  Root: taṭ (class 1)

Note: Place where he remained.

दृढ-वृक्षवत् (dṛḍha-vṛkṣavat) - like a strong tree, firmly like a tree

(indeclinable)

`vat` is a suffix forming adverbs of comparison ('like').

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dṛḍha+vṛkṣa)

• dṛḍha – firm, strong, fixed, resolute
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `dṛh` (to be firm, to establish)
  Root: dṛh (class 1)
• vṛkṣa – tree
  noun (masculine)
  From root `vṛkṣ` (to tear, rend), but sense is 'what spreads branches'.
  Root: vṛkṣ (class 1)

Note: `vat` suffix indicates comparison ('like').