योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-84, verse-7

चचार च तपः कर्तुं कृच्छ्रचान्द्रायणादिकम् ।
परिबभ्राम तीर्थानि वनान्यायतनानि च ॥ ७ ॥

cacāra ca tapaḥ kartuṃ kṛcchracāndrāyaṇādikam ,
paribabhrāma tīrthāni vanānyāyatanāni ca 7

7. cacāra ca tapaḥ kartum kṛcchra-cāndrāyaṇa-ādikam
paribabhrāma tīrthāni vanāni āyatanāni ca

7. saḥ ca kṛcchra-cāndrāyaṇa-ādikam tapaḥ kartum cacāra,
ca tīrthāni vanāni āyatanāni ca paribabhrāma

7. And he also performed (tapas) austerities like Kṛcchra, Cāndrāyaṇa, and others, and he extensively wandered to pilgrimage sites, forests, and shrines.

Words meanings summery:

• चचार (cacāra) - performed, practiced (performed, practiced, wandered)

• च (ca) - and, also

• तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance (tapas)

• कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

• कृच्छ्र-चान्द्रायण-आदिकम् (kṛcchra-cāndrāyaṇa-ādikam) - consisting of Kṛcchra, Cāndrāyaṇa, and other (vows)

• परिबभ्राम (paribabhrāma) - wandered around, roamed extensively

• तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, pilgrimage sites

• वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

• आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - temples, shrines, abodes

• च (ca) - and, also

Words meanings and morphology

चचार (cacāra) - performed, practiced (performed, practiced, wandered)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of car

perfect tense

Root 'car', perfect 3rd singular active

Root: car (class 1)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

तपः (tapaḥ) - austerity, penance (tapas)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of tapas

tapas - austerity, penance, spiritual heat, self-restraint

Root: tap (class 1)

कर्तुम् (kartum) - to do, to make, to perform

(indeclinable)

infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'kṛ'

Root: kṛ (class 8)

कृच्छ्र-चान्द्रायण-आदिकम् (kṛcchra-cāndrāyaṇa-ādikam) - consisting of Kṛcchra, Cāndrāyaṇa, and other (vows)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of kṛcchra-cāndrāyaṇa-ādika

kṛcchra-cāndrāyaṇa-ādika - beginning with Kṛcchra and Cāndrāyaṇa; including Kṛcchra, Cāndrāyaṇa, and others

Dvandva compound of 'kṛcchra' and 'cāndrāyaṇa' with the suffix 'ādika'

Compound type : dvandva (kṛcchra+cāndrāyaṇa+ādika)

• kṛcchra – difficult, painful; a severe penance or vow
  noun (neuter)
• cāndrāyaṇa – a religious observance or fast regulated by the moon's phases
  noun (neuter)
• ādika – and so on, etcetera, beginning with
  adjective
  Suffix indicating 'etc.' or 'beginning with'

परिबभ्राम (paribabhrāma) - wandered around, roamed extensively

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of bhram

perfect tense

Root 'bhram' with upasarga 'pari', perfect 3rd singular active

Prefix: pari

Root: bhram (class 1)

तीर्थानि (tīrthāni) - holy places, pilgrimage sites

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tīrtha

tīrtha - holy place, pilgrimage site, sacred bathing place, ford

वनानि (vanāni) - forests, woods

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of vana

vana - forest, wood, grove

आयतनानि (āyatanāni) - temples, shrines, abodes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of āyatana

āyatana - resting place, abode, shrine, temple

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

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