योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-23, verse-14

रोमशष्पतरच्छन्ना कर्णकोटरकूपका ।
स्फिक्श्रृंखलास्थितोपान्तपृष्ठविस्तीर्णजङ्गला ॥ १४ ॥

romaśaṣpataracchannā karṇakoṭarakūpakā ,
sphikśrṛṃkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā 14

14. romaśaṣpataracchannā karṇakoṭarakūpakā
sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā

14. romaśaṣpataracchannā karṇakoṭarakūpakā
sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā

14. It is covered with abundant, grass-like hair, its ear cavities are like small pits, and a widespread thicket of hair stretches across its back, aligned in rows up to the buttocks.

Words meanings summery:

• रोमशष्पतरच्छन्ना (romaśaṣpataracchannā) - covered with abundant, grass-like hair (covered with very hairy grass/young grass)

• कर्णकोटरकूपका (karṇakoṭarakūpakā) - ear cavities are like small pits (ear cavities like small wells/pits)

• स्फिक्शृङ्खलास्थितोपान्तपृष्ठविस्तीर्णजङ्गला (sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā) - with a widespread thicket of hair extending across its back, aligned in rows up to the buttocks (having a widespread thicket on the back, extending to the sides, situated in rows (like chains) from the buttocks)

Words meanings and morphology

रोमशष्पतरच्छन्ना (romaśaṣpataracchannā) - covered with abundant, grass-like hair (covered with very hairy grass/young grass)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of romaśaṣpataracchanna

romaśaṣpataracchanna - covered with abundant hair/grass

Compound adjective: romaśa (hairy) + śaṣpa (young grass) + tara (more, very) + channa (covered).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (romaśa+śaṣpa+tara+channa)

• romaśa – hairy, woolly
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from `roman` (hair).
• śaṣpa – young grass, tender grass
  noun (neuter)
• tara – more, exceedingly, very (comparative suffix)
  indeclinable
  Comparative suffix, intensifying the adjective.
• channa – covered, concealed, hidden
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root `chad` (to cover).
  Root: chad (class 1)

Note: Feminine nominative singular form of the adjective.

कर्णकोटरकूपका (karṇakoṭarakūpakā) - ear cavities are like small pits (ear cavities like small wells/pits)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karṇakoṭarakūpaka

karṇakoṭarakūpaka - having ear cavities like small wells/pits

Compound adjective: karṇa (ear) + koṭara (cavity) + kūpaka (small well/pit).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (karṇa+koṭara+kūpaka)

• karṇa – ear
  noun (masculine)
• koṭara – cavity, hollow, socket
  noun (neuter)
• kūpaka – small well, pit, hole
  noun (masculine)
  Diminutive of `kūpa` (well).

Note: Feminine nominative singular form.

स्फिक्शृङ्खलास्थितोपान्तपृष्ठविस्तीर्णजङ्गला (sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgalā) - with a widespread thicket of hair extending across its back, aligned in rows up to the buttocks (having a widespread thicket on the back, extending to the sides, situated in rows (like chains) from the buttocks)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgala

sphikśṛṅkhalāsthitopāntapṛṣṭhavistīrṇajaṅgala - having a widespread wilderness/thicket on the back extending to the sides, situated in rows from the buttocks

Long compound adjective: sphik (buttock) + śṛṅkhalā (chain/row) + sthita (situated) + upānta (near/adjacent) + pṛṣṭha (back) + vistīrṇa (widespread) + jaṅgala (wilderness/thicket).

Compound type : bahuvrihi (sphik+śṛṅkhalā+sthita+upānta+pṛṣṭha+vistīrṇa+jaṅgala)

• sphik – buttock
  noun (feminine)
• śṛṅkhalā – chain, series, row
  noun (feminine)
• sthita – situated, standing, abiding
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root `sthā` (to stand).
  Root: sthā (class 1)
• upānta – near, adjacent, border, vicinity
  noun (neuter)
• pṛṣṭha – back, surface, top
  noun (neuter)
• vistīrṇa – widespread, extensive, broad
  adjective (masculine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Past passive participle of the root `stṛ` with prefix `vi`.
  Prefix: vi
  Root: stṛ (class 5)
• jaṅgala – wilderness, thicket, jungle
  noun (neuter)

Note: Feminine nominative singular form.