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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.

Words meanings summery:

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  • 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
  • (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'.
(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)