योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-23, verse-20

वरमन्धगुहाहित्वं शिलान्तःकीटता वरम् ।
वरं मरौ पङ्गुमृगो न ग्राम्यजनसंगमः ॥ २० ॥

varamandhaguhāhitvaṃ śilāntaḥkīṭatā varam ,
varaṃ marau paṅgumṛgo na grāmyajanasaṃgamaḥ 20

20. varam andha-guhā-hitatvam śilā-antaḥ-kīṭatā varam
varam marau paṅgu-mṛgaḥ na grāmya-jana-saṅgamaḥ

20. andha-guhā-hitatvam varam śilā-antaḥ-kīṭatā varam
marau paṅgu-mṛgaḥ varam grāmya-jana-saṅgamaḥ na

20. It is preferable (varam) to be confined in a blind cave (andha-guhā-hitatvam); it is preferable (varam) to be an insect inside a rock (śilā-antaḥ-kīṭatā). It is even preferable (varam) to be a lame deer (paṅgu-mṛgaḥ) in a desert (marau); but not the company of rustic people (grāmya-jana-saṅgamaḥ).

Words meanings summery:

• वरम् (varam) - preferable (better, excellent, preferable, best; a boon)

• अन्ध-गुहा-हितत्वम् (andha-guhā-hitatvam) - confinement within a blind cave (the state of being placed in a blind cave)

• शिला-अन्तः-कीटता (śilā-antaḥ-kīṭatā) - the state of being an insect within a rock

• वरम् (varam) - preferable (better, excellent, preferable, best; a boon)

• वरम् (varam) - preferable (better, excellent, preferable, best; a boon)

• मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in a wilderness

• पङ्गु-मृगः (paṅgu-mṛgaḥ) - a lame deer

• न (na) - not, no

• ग्राम्य-जन-सङ्गमः (grāmya-jana-saṅgamaḥ) - association/company with rustic people

Words meanings and morphology

वरम् (varam) - preferable (better, excellent, preferable, best; a boon)

(indeclinable)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially here.

अन्ध-गुहा-हितत्वम् (andha-guhā-hitatvam) - confinement within a blind cave (the state of being placed in a blind cave)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of andha-guhā-hitatva

andha-guhā-hitatva - the state of being placed/confined in a blind cave

Compound of andha, guhā, hita, and suffix -tva.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (andha+guhā+hita+tva)

• andha – blind, dark
  adjective
  Root: andh (class 1)
• guhā – cave, cavern
  noun (feminine)
  Root: guh (class 1)
• hita – placed, fixed, set, beneficial, good
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dhā (to place) with prefix hi
  Prefix: hi
  Root: dhā (class 3)
• tva – -ness, -hood, state of being
  noun (neuter)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns

शिला-अन्तः-कीटता (śilā-antaḥ-kīṭatā) - the state of being an insect within a rock

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of śilā-antaḥ-kīṭatā

śilā-antaḥ-kīṭatā - the state of being an insect within a rock

Compound of śilā, antar, kīṭa, and suffix -tā.

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (śilā+antar+kīṭa+tā)

• śilā – rock, stone
  noun (feminine)
• antar – within, inside, among
  indeclinable
• kīṭa – insect, worm
  noun (masculine)
• tā – -ness, -hood, state of being
  noun (feminine)
  Suffix forming abstract nouns

वरम् (varam) - preferable (better, excellent, preferable, best; a boon)

(indeclinable)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially here.

वरम् (varam) - preferable (better, excellent, preferable, best; a boon)

(indeclinable)

Root: vṛ (class 5)

Note: Used adverbially here.

मरौ (marau) - in a desert, in a wilderness

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of maru

maru - desert, wilderness, sandy waste

Root: mṛ (class 10)

पङ्गु-मृगः (paṅgu-mṛgaḥ) - a lame deer

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of paṅgu-mṛga

paṅgu-mṛga - a lame deer

Compound of paṅgu (lame) and mṛga (deer).

Compound type : Karmadhāraya (paṅgu+mṛga)

• paṅgu – lame, crippled
  adjective
  Root: paṅg (class 1)
• mṛga – deer, animal, wild beast
  noun (masculine)
  Root: mṛg (class 1)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

ग्राम्य-जन-सङ्गमः (grāmya-jana-saṅgamaḥ) - association/company with rustic people

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of grāmya-jana-saṅgama

grāmya-jana-saṅgama - association with rustic/vulgar people

Compound of grāmya (rustic), jana (people), and saṅgama (association).

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (grāmya+jana+saṅgama)

• grāmya – rustic, rural, vulgar, uncultured
  adjective
  From grāma (village)
• jana – person, people
  noun (masculine)
  Root: jan (class 1)
• saṅgama – meeting, union, association, company
  noun (masculine)
  From root gam (to go) with prefix sam
  Prefix: sam
  Root: gam (class 1)