योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-52, verse-52

एतावन्तं चिरं कालं व्यर्थमालुठितोऽवटे ।
अहमत्र तृणोन्मुक्ते दुरद्रौ हरिणो यथा ॥ ५२ ॥

etāvantaṃ ciraṃ kālaṃ vyarthamāluṭhito'vaṭe ,
ahamatra tṛṇonmukte duradrau hariṇo yathā 52

52. etāvantam ciram kālam vyartham āluṭhitaḥ avaṭe
aham atra tṛṇonmukte duradrau hariṇaḥ yathā

52. aham etāvantam ciram kālam vyartham avaṭe
āluṭhitaḥ yathā hariṇaḥ atra tṛṇonmukte duradrau

52. For such a long time, I (aham) have wallowed uselessly in a pit, just like a deer (hariṇa) in a difficult, grassless mountain.

Words meanings summery:

• एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - so much, so large, so many, such

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

• कालम् (kālam) - time, period, season

• व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

• आलुठितः (āluṭhitaḥ) - wallowed, rolled, floundered

• अवटे (avaṭe) - in a pit, in a hole, in a well

• अहम् (aham) - The individual self (aham) experiencing distress. (I, myself, ego)

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

• तृणोन्मुक्ते (tṛṇonmukte) - devoid of grass, grassless

• दुरद्रौ (duradrau) - in a difficult mountain, in a bad mountain

• हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - a deer, antelope

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

Words meanings and morphology

एतावन्तम् (etāvantam) - so much, so large, so many, such

(adjective)

Accusative, masculine, singular of etāvat

etāvat - so much, so great, so many, such

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially to indicate duration 'for a long time'.

कालम् (kālam) - time, period, season

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of kāla

kāla - time, period, season

Note: Accusative of duration.

व्यर्थम् (vyartham) - in vain, uselessly, fruitlessly

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

आलुठितः (āluṭhitaḥ) - wallowed, rolled, floundered

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of āluṭhita

āluṭhita - rolled about, wallowed, floundered

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root luṭh with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: luṭh (class 6)

अवटे (avaṭe) - in a pit, in a hole, in a well

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of avaṭa

avaṭa - pit, hole, well, ditch

अहम् (aham) - The individual self (aham) experiencing distress. (I, myself, ego)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, we

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place, in this matter

(indeclinable)

तृणोन्मुक्ते (tṛṇonmukte) - devoid of grass, grassless

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, singular of tṛṇonmukta

tṛṇonmukta - freed from grass, grassless, barren of grass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tṛṇa+unmukta)

• tṛṇa – grass, blade of grass, straw
  noun (neuter)
• unmukta – freed, released, abandoned, open, devoid of
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root muc with prefix ud.
  Prefix: ud
  Root: muc (class 6)

Note: Agrees with duradrau.

दुरद्रौ (duradrau) - in a difficult mountain, in a bad mountain

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of duradri

duradri - a bad mountain, a difficult mountain

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dur+adri)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill, hard (prefix)
  indeclinable
• adri – mountain, rock, hill
  noun (masculine)

हरिणः (hariṇaḥ) - a deer, antelope

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hariṇa

hariṇa - deer, antelope, yellowish, tawny

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, like

(indeclinable)