योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-14, verse-25

तापसं पिङ्गलमिव वेणुदण्डधरं स्थितम् ।
गङ्गानिर्झरनिर्ह्रादि लतागृहगतामरम् ॥ २५ ॥

tāpasaṃ piṅgalamiva veṇudaṇḍadharaṃ sthitam ,
gaṅgānirjharanirhrādi latāgṛhagatāmaram 25

25. tāpasaṃ piṅgalam iva veṇudaṇḍadharam sthitam
gaṅgānirjharanirhrādi latāgṛhagatāmaram

25. śiraḥ tāpasaṃ piṅgalam iva veṇudaṇḍadharam
sthitam gaṅgānirjharanirhrādi latāgṛhagatāmaram

25. The tawny head of Mount Meru was like an ascetic, holding a bamboo staff. It resonated with the roar of Gaṅgā’s waterfalls, and gods resided within its arbors of vines.

Words meanings summery:

• तापसं (tāpasaṁ) - an ascetic, a hermit

• पिङ्गलम् (piṅgalam) - tawny, reddish-brown

• इव (iva) - like, as if

• वेणुदण्डधरम् (veṇudaṇḍadharam) - holding a bamboo staff

• स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, established

• गङ्गानिर्झरनिर्ह्रादि (gaṅgānirjharanirhrādi) - roaring like the waterfalls of Gaṅgā

• लतागृहगतामरम् (latāgṛhagatāmaram) - where gods are situated in creeper-houses

Words meanings and morphology

तापसं (tāpasaṁ) - an ascetic, a hermit

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tāpasa

tāpasa - an ascetic, a hermit, one who performs asceticism (tapas)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'śiraḥ' (head).

पिङ्गलम् (piṅgalam) - tawny, reddish-brown

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of piṅgala

piṅgala - tawny, reddish-brown; a specific sage (Pingala)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'śiraḥ' (head).

इव (iva) - like, as if

(indeclinable)

वेणुदण्डधरम् (veṇudaṇḍadharam) - holding a bamboo staff

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of veṇudaṇḍadhara

veṇudaṇḍadhara - holding a bamboo staff

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (veṇudaṇḍa+dhara)

• veṇudaṇḍa – bamboo staff
  noun (masculine)
• dhara – holding, bearing, carrying
  adjective (masculine)
  From root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'śiraḥ' (head).

स्थितम् (sthitam) - situated, standing, established

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sthita

sthita - stood, standing, situated, existing

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root sthā (to stand)

Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'śiraḥ' (head).

गङ्गानिर्झरनिर्ह्रादि (gaṅgānirjharanirhrādi) - roaring like the waterfalls of Gaṅgā

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of gaṅgānirjharanirhrādin

gaṅgānirjharanirhrādin - having the roar of Gaṅgā's waterfalls

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+nirjhara+nirhrādin)

• gaṅgā – the river Gaṅgā
  proper noun (feminine)
• nirjhara – waterfall, cascade
  noun (masculine)
• nirhrādin – roaring, sounding, making noise
  adjective (masculine)
  From root hrād (to roar) with prefix nir-
  Prefix: nir
  Root: hrād (class 1)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'śiraḥ' (head).

लतागृहगतामरम् (latāgṛhagatāmaram) - where gods are situated in creeper-houses

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of latāgṛhagatāmara

latāgṛhagatāmara - having gods gone/situated in creeper-houses

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (latāgṛha+gata+amara)

• latāgṛha – creeper-house, arbor
  noun (neuter)
• gata – gone, situated, obtained
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from root gam (to go)
  Root: gam (class 1)
• amara – immortal, god
  noun (masculine)

Note: Accusative singular, qualifying 'śiraḥ' (head).