योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-30, verse-21

महाप्रलयसंपत्तौ सूर्यार्चिर्विद्युतोऽद्रयः ।
प्रवृत्ता गलितुं केचित्तापे हिमकणा इव ॥ २१ ॥

mahāpralayasaṃpattau sūryārcirvidyuto'drayaḥ ,
pravṛttā galituṃ kecittāpe himakaṇā iva 21

21. mahāpralayasampattau sūryārciḥ vidyutaḥ adrayaḥ
| pravṛttāḥ galituṃ kecit tāpe himakaṇāḥ iva ||

21. mahāpralayasampattau kecit sūryārciḥ vidyutaḥ
adrayaḥ (ca) tāpe himakaṇāḥ iva galituṃ pravṛttāḥ

21. At the onset of the great cosmic dissolution (mahāpralaya), some beings—like sunbeams, lightning flashes, and mountains—have begun to melt in the heat, just like snowflakes.

Words meanings summery:

• महाप्रलयसम्पत्तौ (mahāpralayasampattau) - at the occurrence of the great dissolution

• सूर्यार्चिः (sūryārciḥ) - sun's ray, sunbeam, solar brilliance

• विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightnings, flashes of lightning

• अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains

• प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - started, commenced, begun

• गलितुं (galituṁ) - to melt, to flow, to drop

• केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

• तापे (tāpe) - in the heat, in the agony

• हिमकणाः (himakaṇāḥ) - snowflakes, particles of ice/snow

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

Words meanings and morphology

महाप्रलयसम्पत्तौ (mahāpralayasampattau) - at the occurrence of the great dissolution

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of mahāpralayasampatti

mahāpralayasampatti - occurrence of great dissolution

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (mahāpralaya+sampatti)

• mahāpralaya – great cosmic dissolution
  noun (masculine)
• sampatti – occurrence, attainment, wealth
  noun (feminine)
  Prefix: sam
  Root: pad

सूर्यार्चिः (sūryārciḥ) - sun's ray, sunbeam, solar brilliance

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sūryārcis

sūryārcis - sun's ray/light

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sūrya+arcis)

• sūrya – sun
  noun (masculine)
• arcis – light, ray, flame
  noun (neuter)

Note: Part of a list of subjects for 'pravṛttāḥ galituṃ'.

विद्युतः (vidyutaḥ) - lightnings, flashes of lightning

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, plural of vidyut

vidyut - lightning

Note: Part of a list of subjects for 'pravṛttāḥ galituṃ'.

अद्रयः (adrayaḥ) - mountains

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of adri

adri - mountain, rock

Note: Part of a list of subjects for 'pravṛttāḥ galituṃ'.

प्रवृत्ताः (pravṛttāḥ) - started, commenced, begun

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, plural of pravṛtta

pravṛtta - begun, started, manifested

Past Passive Participle

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

Note: Predicate for 'kecit' and the preceding list of subjects.

गलितुं (galituṁ) - to melt, to flow, to drop

(verb)

infinitive (tumun) of gal

Infinitive

Root: gal (class 1)

Note: Infinitive form 'to melt'.

केचित् (kecit) - some, certain ones

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of ka

ka - who, which, what

Note: Refers to the collective entities mentioned (sunbeams, lightning, mountains) or additional implied entities.

तापे (tāpe) - in the heat, in the agony

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of tāpa

tāpa - heat, warmth, agony, suffering

Root: tap

हिमकणाः (himakaṇāḥ) - snowflakes, particles of ice/snow

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, plural of himakaṇa

himakaṇa - snowflake, particle of snow

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (hima+kaṇa)

• hima – snow, ice, cold
  noun (masculine)
• kaṇa – particle, grain, drop
  noun (masculine)

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)