योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-109, verse-21

अनुभूतश्चिरं क्लेशो भर्तुरर्थेन दारुणः ।
एवं दुरुत्तरात्तस्मात्संसारकुहरादहम् ॥ २१ ॥

anubhūtaściraṃ kleśo bharturarthena dāruṇaḥ ,
evaṃ duruttarāttasmātsaṃsārakuharādaham 21

21. anubhūtaḥ ciram kleśaḥ bhartuḥ arthena dāruṇaḥ
evam duruttarāt tasmāt saṃsāra-kuharāt aham

21. bhartuḥ arthena dāruṇaḥ kleśaḥ ciram anubhūtaḥ
evam tasmāt duruttarāt saṃsāra-kuharāt aham

21. A terrible hardship (kleśa) was endured for a long time for my husband's sake. Thus, from that exceedingly difficult-to-escape cavern of worldly existence (saṃsāra), I...

Words meanings summery:

• अनुभूतः (anubhūtaḥ) - experienced, endured, perceived, felt

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

• क्लेशः (kleśaḥ) - hardship, suffering, affliction, pain

• भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the maintainer/supporter

• अर्थेन (arthena) - for the sake, by means of the purpose, by the wealth

• दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, severe

• एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

• दुरुत्-उत्तरात् (durut-uttarāt) - from that which is difficult to cross/overcome/escape

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

• संसार-कुहरात् (saṁsāra-kuharāt) - from the cave/chasm of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

अनुभूतः (anubhūtaḥ) - experienced, endured, perceived, felt

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, endured, perceived, felt

Past Passive Participle

From anu-√bhū (to experience, perceive)

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Describes 'kleśaḥ'.

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, long

(indeclinable)

Note: Functions as an adverb.

क्लेशः (kleśaḥ) - hardship, suffering, affliction, pain

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kleśa

kleśa - hardship, suffering, affliction, pain, distress

From √kliś (to torment, trouble)

Root: kliś (class 9)

Note: Subject of the passive verb implied by 'anubhūtaḥ'.

भर्तुः (bhartuḥ) - of the husband, of the maintainer/supporter

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhartṛ

bhartṛ - husband, supporter, master, maintainer

Agent noun from √bhṛ (to bear, support)

Root: bhṛ (class 1)

Note: Possessive for 'artha'.

अर्थेन (arthena) - for the sake, by means of the purpose, by the wealth

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of artha

artha - purpose, meaning, wealth, object, cause, sake

Note: Used with a genitive to mean 'for the sake of'.

दारुणः (dāruṇaḥ) - terrible, dreadful, cruel, severe

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dāruṇa

dāruṇa - terrible, dreadful, cruel, severe, harsh

Note: Describes 'kleśaḥ'.

एवम् (evam) - thus, so, in this manner

(indeclinable)

दुरुत्-उत्तरात् (durut-uttarāt) - from that which is difficult to cross/overcome/escape

(adjective)

Ablative, masculine, singular of duruttara

duruttara - difficult to cross, difficult to overcome, hard to escape

From dur (bad, difficult) + uttara (crossing, overcoming)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dur+uttara)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill
  indeclinable
  Prefix indicating difficulty or badness.
• uttara – crossing, overcoming, answer, subsequent
  noun (masculine)
  From ut-√tṛ (to cross over, surmount)
  Prefix: ut
  Root: tṛ (class 1)

Note: Describes 'saṃsāra-kuharāt'.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Demonstrative pronoun, refers to 'saṃsāra-kuharāt'.

संसार-कुहरात् (saṁsāra-kuharāt) - from the cave/chasm of worldly existence (saṃsāra)

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃsāra-kuhara

saṁsāra-kuhara - cave/chasm of worldly existence

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (saṃsāra+kuhara)

• saṃsāra – worldly existence, cycle of birth and death, transmigration
  noun (masculine)
  From sam-√sṛ (to flow together, circulate)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: sṛ (class 1)
• kuhara – cave, cavern, chasm, hollow
  noun (neuter)

Note: Ablative case, indicating 'from'.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: The subject of the following verb (uttāritaḥ).