योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-131, verse-35

समाः शतं मेरुमृगोऽहमासं सुवर्णवर्णस्तरुपर्णकर्णः ।
दूर्वाङ्कुरास्वादनगीतिनिष्ठ अहन्कनिष्ठो वनवासिमध्ये ॥ ३५ ॥

samāḥ śataṃ merumṛgo'hamāsaṃ suvarṇavarṇastaruparṇakarṇaḥ ,
dūrvāṅkurāsvādanagītiniṣṭha ahankaniṣṭho vanavāsimadhye 35

35. samāḥ śatam merumṛgaḥ aham āsam
suvarṇavarṇaḥ taruparṇakarṇaḥ
| dūrvāṅkurāsvādanagītiniṣṭhaḥ
aham kaniṣṭhaḥ vanavāsimadhye ||

35. aham śatam samāḥ merumṛgaḥ āsam.
suvarṇavarṇaḥ,
taruparṇakarṇaḥ (āsam).
dūrvāṅkurāsvādanagītiniṣṭhaḥ aham vanavāsimadhye kaniṣṭhaḥ (āsam).

35. For a hundred years, I was a deer of Mount Meru, golden-colored, with ears like tree leaves. I was devoted to songs while tasting blades of Durva grass. Among the forest dwellers, I was the youngest.

Words meanings summery:

• समाः (samāḥ) - years

• शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

• मेरुमृगः (merumṛgaḥ) - a deer of Mount Meru

• अहम् (aham) - The speaker. (I)

• आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

• सुवर्णवर्णः (suvarṇavarṇaḥ) - golden-colored, of golden hue

• तरुपर्णकर्णः (taruparṇakarṇaḥ) - having ears like tree leaves

• दूर्वाङ्कुरास्वादनगीतिनिष्ठः (dūrvāṅkurāsvādanagītiniṣṭhaḥ) - devoted to songs while tasting blades of Durva grass

• अहम् (aham) - The speaker. (I)

• कनिष्ठः (kaniṣṭhaḥ) - youngest, smallest, lowest

• वनवासिमध्ये (vanavāsimadhye) - among the forest dwellers

Words meanings and morphology

समाः (samāḥ) - years

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of samā

samā - year

शतम् (śatam) - a hundred

(numeral)

मेरुमृगः (merumṛgaḥ) - a deer of Mount Meru

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of merumṛga

merumṛga - deer from Mount Meru

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (meru+mṛga)

• meru – Mount Meru (mythical mountain)
  proper noun (masculine)
• mṛga – deer, animal, beast
  noun (masculine)

Note: Predicate nominative for aham.

अहम् (aham) - The speaker. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun

Note: Subject of āsam.

आसम् (āsam) - I was, I existed

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, Past Imperfect (laṅ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

सुवर्णवर्णः (suvarṇavarṇaḥ) - golden-colored, of golden hue

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of suvarṇavarṇa

suvarṇavarṇa - golden-colored, having a golden hue

Compound type : karmadhāraya (suvarṇa+varṇa)

• suvarṇa – gold, good color
  noun (neuter)
• varṇa – color, hue, appearance
  noun (masculine)
  Root: vṛ (class 9)

Note: Adjective for aham / merumṛgaḥ.

तरुपर्णकर्णः (taruparṇakarṇaḥ) - having ears like tree leaves

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of taruparṇakarṇa

taruparṇakarṇa - having ears resembling tree leaves

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (taru+parṇa+karṇa)

• taru – tree
  noun (masculine)
• parṇa – leaf, feather
  noun (neuter)
• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)

Note: Adjective for aham / merumṛgaḥ.

दूर्वाङ्कुरास्वादनगीतिनिष्ठः (dūrvāṅkurāsvādanagītiniṣṭhaḥ) - devoted to songs while tasting blades of Durva grass

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dūrvāṅkurāsvādanagītiniṣṭha

dūrvāṅkurāsvādanagītiniṣṭha - engaged in singing while tasting Durva grass sprouts

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (dūrvā+aṅkura+āsvādana+gīti+niṣṭha)

• dūrvā – Durva grass (Cynodon dactylon)
  noun (feminine)
• aṅkura – sprout, blade, shoot
  noun (masculine)
• āsvādana – tasting, savoring, enjoying
  noun (neuter)
  From ā + svad (to taste) + ana
  Prefix: ā
  Root: svad (class 1)
• gīti – song, singing, melody
  noun (feminine)
  From root gai (to sing) + ti
  Root: gai (class 1)
• niṣṭha – devoted to, standing in, engaged in
  adjective
  From ni + sthā (to stand) + a
  Prefix: ni
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Adjective for aham.

अहम् (aham) - The speaker. (I)

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

First person singular pronoun

Note: Subject of āsam (implied).

कनिष्ठः (kaniṣṭhaḥ) - youngest, smallest, lowest

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kaniṣṭha

kaniṣṭha - youngest, smallest, inferior, least

Superlative of yuvan/alpa

Note: Predicate nominative for aham.

वनवासिमध्ये (vanavāsimadhye) - among the forest dwellers

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of vanavāsimadhya

vanavāsimadhya - in the midst of forest dwellers

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vanavāsin+madhya)

• vanavāsin – forest dweller, ascetic
  noun (masculine)
  From vana + vās (to dwell) + in
  Root: vās (class 1)
• madhya – middle, midst
  noun (neuter)