योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-79

श्रीराम उवाच ।
वह्निर्वाय्वात्मनः सोमादुदेतीति मुनीश्वर ।
सोमस्योत्पत्तिमधुना वद मे वदतां वर ॥ ७९ ॥

śrīrāma uvāca ,
vahnirvāyvātmanaḥ somādudetīti munīśvara ,
somasyotpattimadhunā vada me vadatāṃ vara 79

79. śrī-rāma uvāca | vahniḥ vāyu-ātmanaḥ somāt udeti iti
munīśvara | somasya utpattim adhunā vada me vadatām vara

79. śrī-rāma uvāca munīśvara vahniḥ vāyu-ātmanaḥ somāt
udeti iti vadatām vara adhunā me somasya utpattim vada

79. Shri Rama said: 'O Lord of sages, it is said that fire arises from *soma*, which has the nature of air (vāyu-ātman). O best of speakers, now tell me the origin of *soma*.'

Words meanings summery:

• श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Shri Rama

• उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

• वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire (fire, bearer (of oblations))

• वायु-आत्मनः (vāyu-ātmanaḥ) - from *soma*, which has the nature of air (vāyu-ātman) (from the nature of air, of air's self)

• सोमात् (somāt) - from Soma

• उदेति (udeti) - arises, rises, comes forth

• इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, in this manner, so saying)

• मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O Lord of sages (munīśvara) (Lord of sages, chief sage)

• सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma

• उत्पत्तिम् (utpattim) - origin, production, birth

• अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

• वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

• मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

• वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers

• वर (vara) - best (best, excellent, boon, choice)

Words meanings and morphology

श्री-राम (śrī-rāma) - Shri Rama

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śrī-rāma

śrī-rāma - Lord Rama, Rama endowed with auspiciousness

Compound proper noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (śrī+rāma)

• śrī – splendor, prosperity, auspiciousness, goddess Lakshmi
  noun (feminine)
• rāma – Rama (a Hindu deity), pleasing, charming
  proper noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - he said, he spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (lit) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

वह्निः (vahniḥ) - fire (fire, bearer (of oblations))

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, god of fire, bearer

Root: vah (class 1)

वायु-आत्मनः (vāyu-ātmanaḥ) - from *soma*, which has the nature of air (vāyu-ātman) (from the nature of air, of air's self)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of vāyu-ātman

vāyu-ātman - the self/nature of air

Compound noun indicating 'air as self' or 'nature of air'

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vāyu+ātman)

• vāyu – wind, air, god of wind
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

सोमात् (somāt) - from Soma

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma, the moon, a plant, a deity

उदेति (udeti) - arises, rises, comes forth

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of i

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

इति (iti) - quotation marker (thus, in this manner, so saying)

(indeclinable)

मुनीश्वर (munīśvara) - O Lord of sages (munīśvara) (Lord of sages, chief sage)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of muni-īśvara

muni-īśvara - Lord of sages, chief sage

Compound noun

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (muni+īśvara)

• muni – sage, ascetic, silent one
  noun (masculine)
• īśvara – lord, master, ruler, god
  noun (masculine)

सोमस्य (somasya) - of Soma

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of soma

soma - Soma, the moon, a plant, a deity

उत्पत्तिम् (utpattim) - origin, production, birth

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of utpatti

utpatti - origin, production, birth, generation

Prefix: ut

Root: pad (class 4)

अधुना (adhunā) - now, at present

(indeclinable)

वद (vada) - tell, speak, say

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (lot) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)

मे (me) - to me (to me, my, for me)

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of aham

aham - I, myself

वदताम् (vadatām) - of speakers

(adjective)

Genitive, plural of vadat

vadat - speaking, speaker

Present Active Participle

Derived from root vad (to speak)

Root: vad (class 1)

वर (vara) - best (best, excellent, boon, choice)

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of vara

vara - best, excellent, choice, boon, bridegroom