योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-29, verse-88

तं पूजयन्महादेवं तस्मिन्नेव गिरौ पुरा ।
कदाचिदवसं गङ्गातटे विरचिताश्रमः ॥ ८८ ॥

taṃ pūjayanmahādevaṃ tasminneva girau purā ,
kadācidavasaṃ gaṅgātaṭe viracitāśramaḥ 88

88. tam pūjayan mahādevam tasmin eva girau purā
kadācit avasam gaṅgātaṭe viracitāśramaḥ

88. purā kadācit tam mahādevam pūjayan,
tasmin eva girau gaṅgātaṭe viracitāśramaḥ (aham) avasam .

88. Worshipping that Great God, on that very mountain, long ago, I once lived on the bank of the Ganga, having established an hermitage (āśrama).

Words meanings summery:

• तम् (tam) - that (Great God, Shiva) (him, that)

• पूजयन् (pūjayan) - while worshipping (worshipping, honoring)

• महादेवम् (mahādevam) - the Great God (Shiva) (the Great God)

• तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (mountain, Kailasa) (in that (masculine))

• एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, just, very)

• गिरौ (girau) - on that mountain (Kailasa) (on the mountain)

• पुरा (purā) - long ago (formerly, long ago, in olden times)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - once (once, at some time, sometimes)

• अवसम् (avasam) - I dwelt (I dwelt, I lived)

• गङ्गातटे (gaṅgātaṭe) - on the bank of the Ganga (river) (on the bank of the Ganga)

• विरचिताश्रमः (viracitāśramaḥ) - having established an hermitage (āśrama) (having constructed an hermitage)

Words meanings and morphology

तम् (tam) - that (Great God, Shiva) (him, that)

(pronoun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Refers to Lord Hara mentioned in the previous verse.

पूजयन् (pūjayan) - while worshipping (worshipping, honoring)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pūjayant

pūjayant - worshipping, honoring

Present Active Participle

From root pūj (to worship) in causative stem.

Root: pūj (class 10)

Note: Modifies the implicit subject 'I'.

महादेवम् (mahādevam) - the Great God (Shiva) (the Great God)

(proper noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of mahādeva

mahādeva - Great God (epithet of Shiva)

Compound of mahā (great) and deva (god).

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahā+deva)

• mahā – great, mighty
  adjective (feminine)
• deva – god, deity
  noun (masculine)
  Root: div (class 4)

तस्मिन् (tasmin) - on that (mountain, Kailasa) (in that (masculine))

(pronoun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Agrees with girau.

एव (eva) - very (only, indeed, just, very)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle.

Note: Emphasizes tasmin girau (that very mountain).

गिरौ (girau) - on that mountain (Kailasa) (on the mountain)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of giri

giri - mountain, hill

Root: gṛ

पुरा (purā) - long ago (formerly, long ago, in olden times)

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - once (once, at some time, sometimes)

(indeclinable)

From kadā (when) + cid (particle of indefiniteness).

अवसम् (avasam) - I dwelt (I dwelt, I lived)

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of vas

imperfect

Aorist stem vas with augment a-

Root: vas (class 1)

Note: The speaker is the subject.

गङ्गातटे (gaṅgātaṭe) - on the bank of the Ganga (river) (on the bank of the Ganga)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of gaṅgātaṭa

gaṅgātaṭa - bank of the Ganga

Compound of gaṅgā (Ganga river) and taṭa (bank).

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (gaṅgā+taṭa)

• gaṅgā – the river Ganga (Ganges)
  proper noun (feminine)
• taṭa – bank, shore, slope
  noun (masculine)

Note: Specifies where the dwelling took place.

विरचिताश्रमः (viracitāśramaḥ) - having established an hermitage (āśrama) (having constructed an hermitage)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of viracitāśrama

viracitāśrama - one for whom an āśrama has been constructed; having constructed an āśrama

Bahuvrīhi compound: viracita (constructed) + āśrama (hermitage).

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (viracita+āśrama)

• viracita – constructed, made, composed
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root rac (to arrange, make) with prefix vi-
  Prefix: vi
  Root: rac (class 10)
• āśrama – hermitage, monastic retreat, stage of life
  noun (masculine)
  From root śram (to toil) with prefix ā-
  Prefix: ā
  Root: śram (class 4)

Note: Agrees with the implicit subject 'I'.