योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-37, verse-53

जहुर्भग्नेश्वराः कान्ति तां जिगीषवनौजसा ।
कासयः कमलानीव शुष्कस्रोतस्विनौजसा ॥ ५३ ॥

jahurbhagneśvarāḥ kānti tāṃ jigīṣavanaujasā ,
kāsayaḥ kamalānīva śuṣkasrotasvinaujasā 53

53. jahuḥ bhagneśvarāḥ kāntim tām jigīṣavaḥ anaujasā
kāsayaḥ kamalāni iva śuṣkasrotasvin ojasā

53. bhagneśvarāḥ jigīṣavaḥ anaujasā tām kāntim
jahuḥ kāsayaḥ kamalāni iva śuṣkasrotasvin ojasā

53. The warriors whose commanders were defeated, though aspiring to victory, abandoned that glory due to their lack of strength. They were like Kāsas (reeds), which, like lotuses, wither by the power of a dried-up river.

Words meanings summery:

• जहुः (jahuḥ) - they abandoned, they gave up, they lost

• भग्नेश्वराः (bhagneśvarāḥ) - those whose lords/commanders were broken/defeated

• कान्तिम् (kāntim) - splendor, beauty, glory, radiance

• ताम् (tām) - that (splendor) (that, that one)

• जिगीषवः (jigīṣavaḥ) - desirous of victory, wishing to conquer

• अनौजसा (anaujasā) - by being without strength, due to lack of prowess

• कासयः (kāsayaḥ) - referring to a type of reed or tall grass, often found near water, which withers when water dries up (Kāsas (a people), reeds, a type of grass)

• कमलानि (kamalāni) - lotuses, lotus flowers

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• शुष्कस्रोतस्विन् (śuṣkasrotasvin) - a dry river, a stream that has dried up

• ओजसा (ojasā) - by strength, by power, by vigor

Words meanings and morphology

जहुः (jahuḥ) - they abandoned, they gave up, they lost

(verb)

3rd person , plural, active, perfect (lit) of hā

Root: hā (class 3)

भग्नेश्वराः (bhagneśvarāḥ) - those whose lords/commanders were broken/defeated

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of bhagneśvara

bhagneśvara - having a defeated lord/master

Compound type : bahuvrihi (bhagna+īśvara)

• bhagna – broken, defeated, shattered
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √bhañj (to break)
  Root: bhañj (class 7)
• īśvara – lord, master, commander
  noun (masculine)

कान्तिम् (kāntim) - splendor, beauty, glory, radiance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of kānti

kānti - beauty, splendor, luster, charm

Root: kam (class 1)

ताम् (tām) - that (splendor) (that, that one)

(pronoun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

जिगीषवः (jigīṣavaḥ) - desirous of victory, wishing to conquer

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of jigīṣu

jigīṣu - desirous of victory, wishing to conquer

Desiderative

Desiderative stem of root √ji (to conquer)

Root: ji (class 1)

अनौजसा (anaujasā) - by being without strength, due to lack of prowess

(adjective)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of anaujas

anaujas - without strength, weak, powerless

Compound type : praadi-samāsa (an+ojas)

• an – not, without
  indeclinable
• ojas – strength, vigor, power, energy
  noun (neuter)

कासयः (kāsayaḥ) - referring to a type of reed or tall grass, often found near water, which withers when water dries up (Kāsas (a people), reeds, a type of grass)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of kāsa

kāsa - a kind of tall grass (Saccharum spontaneum); the Kāsa people

कमलानि (kamalāni) - lotuses, lotus flowers

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, plural of kamala

kamala - lotus flower, water-lily

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

शुष्कस्रोतस्विन् (śuṣkasrotasvin) - a dry river, a stream that has dried up

(noun)

feminine, singular of śuṣkasrotasvin

śuṣkasrotasvin - a dry river, a stream whose waters are dried up

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śuṣka+srotasvinī)

• śuṣka – dry, withered, parched
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root √śuṣ (to dry)
  Root: śuṣ (class 4)
• srotasvinī – river, stream
  noun (feminine)

Note: Stem form, inflected to instrumental case with 'ojasā'

ओजसा (ojasā) - by strength, by power, by vigor

(noun)

Instrumental, neuter, singular of ojas

ojas - strength, power, vitality, vigor