योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-71, verse-36

हा वक्षः काचवैधुर्यगिरीन्द्रतटसुन्दर ।
नाद्य सिंहादि यौकं तद्धृतं रोमवनं तथा ॥ ३६ ॥

hā vakṣaḥ kācavaidhuryagirīndrataṭasundara ,
nādya siṃhādi yaukaṃ taddhṛtaṃ romavanaṃ tathā 36

36. hā vakṣaḥ kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara na
adya siṃhādi yaukaṃ tat dhṛtaṃ romavanaṃ tathā

36. hā vakṣaḥ kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara adya
tat siṃhādi yaukaṃ tathā romavanaṃ na dhṛtam

36. Alas, O chest, once beautiful like the slope of a great mountain, but now with the dimness of glass! Today, neither that lion-like youthful vigor nor that thick forest of hair is borne by you anymore.

36. אוי, חזי שהיה יפה כמדרון הר אדיר העשוי בדולח וברקת! היכן חורש השיער שעל חזי, שבו שרצו אריות כמו כנים?

Words meanings summery:

• हा (hā) - alas!, ah!

• वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - O chest

• काचवैधुर्य-गिरीन्द्र-तटसुन्दर (kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara) - beautiful like the slope of a great mountain, (but now) with the dimness of glass

• न (na) - not

• अद्य (adya) - today, now

• सिंहादि (siṁhādi) - lion-like, referring to strength or vigor (lion-like, beginning with lion)

• यौकं (yaukaṁ) - youthful vigor or strength that once characterized the chest. (vigor, strength, youthful power)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previously mentioned qualities) (that, this)

• धृतं (dhṛtaṁ) - no longer borne by the chest (borne, held, sustained)

• रोमवनं (romavanaṁ) - the thick growth of hair on the chest. (forest of hair, thick hair)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, and

Words meanings and morphology

हा (hā) - alas!, ah!

(indeclinable)

वक्षः (vakṣaḥ) - O chest

(noun)

neuter, singular of vakṣas

vakṣas - chest, breast

Note: Vocative singular, treating it as addressing the chest.

काचवैधुर्य-गिरीन्द्र-तटसुन्दर (kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara) - beautiful like the slope of a great mountain, (but now) with the dimness of glass

(adjective)

Vocative, neuter, singular of kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara

kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara - beautiful like the slope of a great mountain, (but now) with the dimness of glass

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (kāca+vaidhurya+girīndra+taṭa+sundara)

• kāca – glass, crystal
  noun (masculine)
• vaidhurya – deficiency, lack, dimness, misfortune, separation
  noun (neuter)
• girīndra – lord of mountains, great mountain
  noun (masculine)
• taṭa – slope, bank, shore
  noun (masculine)
• sundara – beautiful, handsome, lovely
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with 'vakṣaḥ'.

न (na) - not

(indeclinable)

अद्य (adya) - today, now

(indeclinable)

सिंहादि (siṁhādi) - lion-like, referring to strength or vigor (lion-like, beginning with lion)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of siṃhādi

siṁhādi - lion-like, beginning with lion, and so on

Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (siṃha+ādi)

• siṃha – lion
  noun (masculine)
• ādi – beginning, etcetera, and so on
  indeclinable/noun (masculine)

Note: Agreeing with 'yaukaṃ'.

यौकं (yaukaṁ) - youthful vigor or strength that once characterized the chest. (vigor, strength, youthful power)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yauka

yauka - vigor, strength, power (contextually, possibly a rare or poetic usage for yauvanam)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the previously mentioned qualities) (that, this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, he, she, it

Note: Refers to both 'yaukaṃ' and 'romavanaṃ'.

धृतं (dhṛtaṁ) - no longer borne by the chest (borne, held, sustained)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dhṛta

dhṛta - borne, held, sustained, supported

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root √dhṛ (to bear, hold, carry).

Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Agreeing with 'tat'.

रोमवनं (romavanaṁ) - the thick growth of hair on the chest. (forest of hair, thick hair)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of romavana

romavana - forest of hair, thick growth of hair

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (roman+vana)

• roman – hair (on the body)
  noun (neuter)
• vana – forest, wood, grove
  noun (neuter)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, also, and

(indeclinable)

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