योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-95

जलमप्युदपां भोगे प्रयात्यर्कस्य रश्मिताम् ।
सद्रूपपरिणामेन तज्जलं वह्निकारणम् ॥ ९५ ॥

jalamapyudapāṃ bhoge prayātyarkasya raśmitām ,
sadrūpapariṇāmena tajjalaṃ vahnikāraṇam 95

95. jalam api udapām bhoge prayāti arkasya raśmitām
sat rūpa pariṇāmena tat jalam vahni kāraṇam

95. jalam api udapām bhoge arkasya raśmitām prayāti.
sat rūpa pariṇāmena tat jalam vahni kāraṇam

95. Even water, when absorbed, attains the nature of the sun's rays. Through a transformation into its essential nature, that water (jalam) then becomes the cause of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

• उदपाम् (udapām) - of waters (generally, or vast bodies of water) (of waters, of oceans)

• भोगे (bhoge) - in its absorption/consumption (by the sun) (in enjoyment, in consumption, in experience)

• प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains, goes towards, proceeds

• अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

• रश्मिताम् (raśmitām) - the state of being a ray, radiance

• सत् (sat) - true, essential (being, existing, good, true)

• रूप (rūpa) - form, nature (form, nature, appearance)

• परिणामेन (pariṇāmena) - by transformation (by transformation, change, development)

• तत् (tat) - that (water) (that)

• जलम् (jalam) - water

• वह्नि (vahni) - fire, Agni

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

Words meanings and morphology

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

अपि (api) - even (also, even, moreover)

(indeclinable)

उदपाम् (udapām) - of waters (generally, or vast bodies of water) (of waters, of oceans)

(noun)

Genitive, feminine, plural of udap

udap - water, ocean

भोगे (bhoge) - in its absorption/consumption (by the sun) (in enjoyment, in consumption, in experience)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of bhoga

bhoga - enjoyment, consumption, experience, possession

Derived from root bhuj (to enjoy, consume)

Root: bhuj (class 7)

प्रयाति (prayāti) - attains, goes towards, proceeds

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of pra-yā

Prefix: pra

Root: yā (class 2)

अर्कस्य (arkasya) - of the sun

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of arka

arka - sun, ray, copper, tree

रश्मिताम् (raśmitām) - the state of being a ray, radiance

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of raśmitā

raśmitā - the state of being a ray, radiance

Derived from raśmi (ray) + -tā (suffix for state/quality)

सत् (sat) - true, essential (being, existing, good, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - being, existing, real, true, good

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be)

Root: as (class 2)

Note: This is part of the compound sadrūpariṇāmena, here separated for sandhi rules.

रूप (rūpa) - form, nature (form, nature, appearance)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of rūpa

rūpa - form, nature, appearance, beauty

Note: This is part of the compound sadrūpariṇāmena, here separated for sandhi rules.

परिणामेन (pariṇāmena) - by transformation (by transformation, change, development)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of pariṇāma

pariṇāma - transformation, change, development, evolution

Derived from pari-ṇam (to change, transform)

Prefix: pari

Root: nam (class 1)

Note: The full compound is 'sadrūpariṇāmena', meaning 'by transformation into its essential nature'.

तत् (tat) - that (water) (that)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one

Note: Refers to 'jalam'.

जलम् (jalam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jala

jala - water

वह्नि (vahni) - fire, Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vahni

vahni - fire, Agni (god of fire)

Derived from root vah (to carry)

Root: vah (class 1)

Note: This is part of the compound vahnikāraṇam, here separated for sandhi rules.

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, instrument

Derived from root kṛ (to do) with causative suffix -ṇi

Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: The full compound is 'vahnikāraṇam', meaning 'the cause of fire'.