योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-112, verse-3

दर्दुराद्रौ दुरन्तेषु दरदीर्णहृदन्तराः ।
दरीरन्ध्रेषु संलीना दरदा दानवा इव ॥ ३ ॥

dardurādrau duranteṣu daradīrṇahṛdantarāḥ ,
darīrandhreṣu saṃlīnā daradā dānavā iva 3

3. dardurādrau duranteṣu daradīrṇahṛdantarāḥ
darīrandhreṣu saṃlīnāḥ daradāḥ dānavāḥ iva

3. daradāḥ duranteṣu dardurādrau daradīrṇahṛdantarāḥ
darīrandhreṣu dānavāḥ iva saṃlīnāḥ

3. On Dardura mountain, in their dire misfortunes, the Daradas, whose hearts were slightly broken (with fear), hid themselves in the cave crevices, just like Dānavas (demons).

Words meanings summery:

• दर्दुराद्रौ (dardurādrau) - on Dardura mountain

• दुरन्तेषु (duranteṣu) - in their dire misfortunes (in difficult situations, in misfortunes, in terrible ends)

• दरदीर्णहृदन्तराः (daradīrṇahṛdantarāḥ) - whose hearts were slightly broken (with fear) (whose inner hearts were slightly torn/broken (by fear))

• दरीरन्ध्रेषु (darīrandhreṣu) - in the cave crevices (in the holes/crevices of caves)

• संलीनाः (saṁlīnāḥ) - hid themselves (hidden, absorbed, merged, retreated)

• दरदाः (daradāḥ) - the Daradas (a people/tribe)

• दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons (the Dānavas (a class of demons/asuras))

• इव (iva) - just like (like, as if)

Words meanings and morphology

दर्दुराद्रौ (dardurādrau) - on Dardura mountain

(proper noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of dardurādri

dardurādri - Dardura mountain (a specific mountain range in ancient India)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (dardura+adri)

• dardura – a frog, name of a mountain
  proper noun (masculine)
• adri – mountain, rock
  noun (masculine)
  Root: ad

दुरन्तेषु (duranteṣu) - in their dire misfortunes (in difficult situations, in misfortunes, in terrible ends)

(adjective)

Locative, masculine, plural of duranta

duranta - having a bad end, difficult, terrible, unfortunate

dus (bad) + anta (end)

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dur+anta)

• dur – bad, difficult, ill-
  prefix
• anta – end, boundary, limit
  noun (masculine)

दरदीर्णहृदन्तराः (daradīrṇahṛdantarāḥ) - whose hearts were slightly broken (with fear) (whose inner hearts were slightly torn/broken (by fear))

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of daradīrṇahṛdantara

daradīrṇahṛdantara - whose inner hearts were slightly torn/broken

Compound type : bahuvrihi (dara+dīrṇa+hṛdantara)

• dara – fear, slight, little
  noun/adjective (masculine)
• dīrṇa – torn, burst, broken
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛ (to tear, burst) + kta
  Root: dṛ (class 9)
• hṛdantara – interior of the heart, inner mind
  noun (neuter)

Note: Agrees with `daradāḥ`.

दरीरन्ध्रेषु (darīrandhreṣu) - in the cave crevices (in the holes/crevices of caves)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, plural of darīrandhra

darīrandhra - cave hole, cavernous hollow, crevice of a cave

Compound type : tatpurusha (darī+randhra)

• darī – cave, grotto, cavern
  noun (feminine)
• randhra – hole, opening, crevice, fault
  noun (neuter)

संलीनाः (saṁlīnāḥ) - hid themselves (hidden, absorbed, merged, retreated)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of saṃlīna

saṁlīna - hidden, absorbed, merged, retreated, clung to

Past Passive Participle

From root lī (to cling, hide) with prefix sam + kta

Prefix: sam

Root: lī (class 4)

Note: Agrees with `daradāḥ`.

दरदाः (daradāḥ) - the Daradas (a people/tribe)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of darada

darada - name of an ancient people/tribe inhabiting the northern mountains (near Kashmir)

Note: Subject of the sentence.

दानवाः (dānavāḥ) - demons (the Dānavas (a class of demons/asuras))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of dānava

dānava - a descendant of Danu, a class of demons, giants, or asuras

Note: Used in comparison.

इव (iva) - just like (like, as if)

(indeclinable)