योगवासिष्ठः
yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ
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book-3, chapter-71, verse-36
हा वक्षः काचवैधुर्यगिरीन्द्रतटसुन्दर ।
नाद्य सिंहादि यौकं तद्धृतं रोमवनं तथा ॥ ३६ ॥
नाद्य सिंहादि यौकं तद्धृतं रोमवनं तथा ॥ ३६ ॥
hā vakṣaḥ kācavaidhuryagirīndrataṭasundara ,
nādya siṃhādi yaukaṃ taddhṛtaṃ romavanaṃ tathā 36
nādya siṃhādi yaukaṃ taddhṛtaṃ romavanaṃ tathā 36
36.
hā vakṣaḥ kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara na
adya siṃhādi yaukaṃ tat dhṛtaṃ romavanaṃ tathā
adya siṃhādi yaukaṃ tat dhṛtaṃ romavanaṃ tathā
36.
hā vakṣaḥ kācavaidhurya-girīndra-taṭasundara adya
tat siṃhādi yaukaṃ tathā romavanaṃ na dhṛtam
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
- 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)