योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-61, verse-16

चिरं हुताशवच्छुष्कपर्णान्येवाथ भक्षयन् ।
पर्णाद इति नामासौ प्राप मध्ये तपस्विनाम् ॥ १६ ॥

ciraṃ hutāśavacchuṣkaparṇānyevātha bhakṣayan ,
parṇāda iti nāmāsau prāpa madhye tapasvinām 16

16. ciram hutāśavat śuṣkaparṇāni eva atha bhakṣayan
parṇādaḥ iti nāma asau prāpa madhye tapasvinām

16. atha asau ciram hutāśavat śuṣkaparṇāni eva bhakṣayan,
tapasvinām madhye parṇādaḥ iti nāma prāpa

16. Then, by consuming only dry leaves for a long time, like fire, he obtained the name "Parṇāda" (the leaf-eater) among the ascetics (tapasvin).

Words meanings summery:

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

• हुताशवत् (hutāśavat) - like fire, like Agni

• शुष्कपर्णानि (śuṣkaparṇāni) - dry leaves

• एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

• अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

• भक्षयन् (bhakṣayan) - eating, consuming

• पर्णादः (parṇādaḥ) - The name given to the sage due to his diet. (Leaf-eater (a name))

• इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or name)

• नाम (nāma) - name

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• प्राप (prāpa) - he obtained, he attained

• मध्ये (madhye) - among, in the midst of

• तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - of the ascetics

Words meanings and morphology

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

हुताशवत् (hutāśavat) - like fire, like Agni

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hutāśavat

hutāśavat - like fire, fiery

Suffix `vat` indicating similarity.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (huta+āśa)

• huta – offered, sacrificed
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root `hu` (to offer).
  Root: hu (class 3)
• āśa – food, eating, devourer (referring to fire)
  noun (masculine)
  From root `aś` (to eat).
  Root: aś (class 9)

शुष्कपर्णानि (śuṣkaparṇāni) - dry leaves

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of śuṣkaparṇa

śuṣkaparṇa - dry leaf

Compound type : Karmaṇdhāraya (śuṣka+parṇa)

• śuṣka – dry, parched
  adjective
  Past Passive Partication
  From root `śuṣ` (to dry).
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)

एव (eva) - only, just, indeed

(indeclinable)

अथ (atha) - then, thereupon

(indeclinable)

भक्षयन् (bhakṣayan) - eating, consuming

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhakṣayant

bhakṣayant - eating, devouring

Present Active Participle

From root `bhakṣ` (to eat).

Root: bhakṣ (class 10)

पर्णादः (parṇādaḥ) - The name given to the sage due to his diet. (Leaf-eater (a name))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of parṇāda

parṇāda - leaf-eater (name of a sage)

Compound type : Upapada Tatpuruṣa (parṇa+ada)

• parṇa – leaf
  noun (neuter)
• ada – eater
  noun (masculine)
  From root `ad` (to eat).
  Root: ad (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (introducing a quote or name)

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - name

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of nāman

nāman - name, appellation

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that, this, he, she, it

प्राप (prāpa) - he obtained, he attained

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of pra-āp

Prefix: pra

Root: āp (class 5)

मध्ये (madhye) - among, in the midst of

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as a postposition governing the genitive.

तपस्विनाम् (tapasvinām) - of the ascetics

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, plural of tapasvin

tapasvin - an ascetic, one who performs penance (tapas)