योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-84, verse-16

तत्रासाववसद्भूमौकोटरे संकटोदरे ।
पङ्कसंपीडितस्कन्धः पर्वतेषु शिला यथा ॥ १६ ॥

tatrāsāvavasadbhūmaukoṭare saṃkaṭodare ,
paṅkasaṃpīḍitaskandhaḥ parvateṣu śilā yathā 16

16. tatra asau avasat bhūmau-koṭare saṅkaṭa-udare
paṅka-saṃpīḍita-skandhaḥ parvateṣu śilā yathā

16. tatra asau paṅka-saṃpīḍita-skandhaḥ bhūmau-koṭare
saṅkaṭa-udare parvateṣu śilā yathā avasat

16. There, he resided in an earth hollow, a cave with a constricted interior, his shoulders pressed down by mud, just like a rock embedded within mountains.

Words meanings summery:

• तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

• असौ (asau) - he, that one

• अवसत् (avasat) - he dwelt, he resided

• भूमौ-कोटरे (bhūmau-koṭare) - in the earth-hollow, in the earth-cave

• सङ्कट-उदरे (saṅkaṭa-udare) - describing the cave as having a narrow interior (in a constricted interior, with a narrow belly)

• पङ्क-संपीडित-स्कन्धः (paṅka-saṁpīḍita-skandhaḥ) - whose shoulders are pressed down by mud

• पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - among the mountains, on the mountains

• शिला (śilā) - a rock, stone

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in which way

Words meanings and morphology

तत्र (tatra) - there, in that place

(indeclinable)

असौ (asau) - he, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of adas

adas - that (demonstrative pronoun), he, she, it

अवसत् (avasat) - he dwelt, he resided

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

Imperfect 3rd person singular active.

Root: vas (class 1)

भूमौ-कोटरे (bhūmau-koṭare) - in the earth-hollow, in the earth-cave

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of bhūmi-koṭara

bhūmi-koṭara - earth-hollow, earth-cave

Compound type : tatpurusha (bhūmi+koṭara)

• bhūmi – earth, ground, soil
  noun (feminine)
• koṭara – hollow, cavity, cave
  noun (neuter)

सङ्कट-उदरे (saṅkaṭa-udare) - describing the cave as having a narrow interior (in a constricted interior, with a narrow belly)

(adjective)

Locative, neuter, singular of saṅkaṭa-udara

saṅkaṭa-udara - having a constricted interior, narrow-bellied

Compound type : karmadharaya (saṅkaṭa+udara)

• saṅkaṭa – narrow, difficult, constricted
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
• udara – belly, interior, womb
  noun (neuter)

Note: agrees with bhūmau-koṭare

पङ्क-संपीडित-स्कन्धः (paṅka-saṁpīḍita-skandhaḥ) - whose shoulders are pressed down by mud

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṅka-saṃpīḍita-skandha

paṅka-saṁpīḍita-skandha - one whose shoulders are oppressed/pressed by mud

Compound type : bahuvrihi (paṅka+saṃpīḍita+skandha)

• paṅka – mud, mire
  noun (masculine)
• saṃpīḍita – pressed, crushed, afflicted, tormented
  adjective (masculine/neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past Passive Participle of root pīḍ with prefix sam-.
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pīḍ (class 10)
• skandha – shoulder, trunk (of a tree)
  noun (masculine)

Note: agrees with asau

पर्वतेषु (parvateṣu) - among the mountains, on the mountains

(noun)

Locative, masculine, plural of parvata

parvata - mountain, hill, rock

शिला (śilā) - a rock, stone

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā

śilā - rock, stone, slab

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, in which way

(indeclinable)