योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-62

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
काष्ठक्रकचयोः श्लेषाद्यथा छेदः प्रवर्तते ।
द्वयोः संघर्षणादग्निः स्वभावाज्जायते तथा ॥ ६२ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
kāṣṭhakrakacayoḥ śleṣādyathā chedaḥ pravartate ,
dvayoḥ saṃgharṣaṇādagniḥ svabhāvājjāyate tathā 62

62. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca kāṣṭhakrakacayoḥ śleṣāt yathā chedaḥ
pravartate dvayoḥ saṃgharṣaṇāt agniḥ svabhāvāt jāyate tathā

62. śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ uvāca yathā kāṣṭhakrakacayoḥ śleṣāt chedaḥ pravartate,
tathā dvayoḥ saṃgharṣaṇāt agniḥ svabhāvāt jāyate

62. Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Just as cutting (cheda) occurs from the contact between wood and a saw, so too does fire naturally arise from the friction of two (objects).

Words meanings summery:

• श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha (a revered sage)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• काष्ठक्रकचयोः (kāṣṭhakrakacayoḥ) - of wood and a saw

• श्लेषात् (śleṣāt) - from contact, from adhesion, from friction

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• छेदः (chedaḥ) - cutting, cleavage, division

• प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, takes place, occurs

• द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two

• संघर्षणात् (saṁgharṣaṇāt) - from friction, from rubbing

• अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

• स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by its own nature, naturally

• जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, originates

• तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

Words meanings and morphology

श्रीवसिष्ठः (śrīvasiṣṭhaḥ) - Shri Vasistha (a revered sage)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrīvasiṣṭha

śrīvasiṣṭha - The venerable sage Vasiṣṭha, a mind-born son of Brahmā

Compound type : karmadhāraya (śrī+vasiṣṭha)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, divine grace
  noun (feminine)
• vasiṣṭha – Vasiṣṭha (name of a sage), most excellent, best
  proper noun (masculine)
  Root: vas (class 2)

Note: Subject of 'uvāca'.

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past perfect (liṭ) of vac

Perfect Tense (liṭ)

Perfect form of root 'vac'.

Root: vac (class 2)

काष्ठक्रकचयोः (kāṣṭhakrakacayoḥ) - of wood and a saw

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, dual of kāṣṭhakrakaca

kāṣṭhakrakaca - wood and a saw

Compound type : dvandva (kāṣṭha+krakaca)

• kāṣṭha – wood, stick, log
  noun (neuter)
• krakaca – saw
  noun (masculine)

Note: Refers to 'of the wood and the saw'.

श्लेषात् (śleṣāt) - from contact, from adhesion, from friction

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of śleṣa

śleṣa - joining, contact, adhesion, embrace, friction

Derived from root 'śliṣ' (to cling, to join).

Root: śliṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause ('from').

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

छेदः (chedaḥ) - cutting, cleavage, division

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cheda

cheda - cutting, splitting, division, interruption, wound

Derived from root 'chid' (to cut).

Root: chid (class 7)

प्रवर्तते (pravartate) - proceeds, takes place, occurs

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of pravart

From 'pra' (prefix) + root 'vṛt' (to turn, to exist).

Prefix: pra

Root: vṛt (class 1)

द्वयोः (dvayoḥ) - of the two

(numeral)

Note: Governed by 'saṃgharṣaṇāt'.

संघर्षणात् (saṁgharṣaṇāt) - from friction, from rubbing

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of saṃgharṣaṇa

saṁgharṣaṇa - rubbing, friction, attrition

Action noun

Derived from 'sam' (prefix) + root 'ghṛṣ' (to rub) + Lyuṭ suffix.

Prefix: sam

Root: ghṛṣ (class 1)

Note: Indicates cause ('from').

अग्निः (agniḥ) - fire

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of agni

agni - fire, god of fire

स्वभावात् (svabhāvāt) - by its own nature, naturally

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - own nature, inherent disposition, essential property

Compound type : karmadhāraya (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  adjective (masculine)
• bhāva – state of being, nature, existence, disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'bhū' (to be, to exist).
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Indicates manner or cause.

जायते (jāyate) - is born, arises, originates

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of jan

Present Middle (passive sense)

Root 'jan' (class 4) in passive/middle voice, present tense.

Root: jan (class 4)

Note: Has a passive meaning here.

तथा (tathā) - so, thus, in that way

(indeclinable)