योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-81, verse-96

नाशात्मकतया तोयमौष्ण्यत्वादेति ह्यग्निताम् ।
बिनाशपरिणामेन तत्तोयं वह्निकारणम् ॥ ९६ ॥

nāśātmakatayā toyamauṣṇyatvādeti hyagnitām ,
bināśapariṇāmena tattoyaṃ vahnikāraṇam 96

96. nāśātmakatayā toyam auṣṇyatvāt eti hi agnitām
bināśapariṇāmena tat toyam vahnikāraṇam

96. hi toyam nāśātmakatayā auṣṇyatvāt agnitām
eti tat toyam bināśapariṇāmena vahnikāraṇam

96. Indeed, water, by its very nature of being subject to destruction, attains the state of fire due to heat. Through this transformation involving destruction, that water itself becomes the cause of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• नाशात्मकतया (nāśātmakatayā) - by reason of having the nature of destruction, by being destructive, through destructibility

• तोयम् (toyam) - water

• औष्ण्यत्वात् (auṣṇyatvāt) - due to heat, by reason of being hot, from heat

• एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes, reaches

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

• अग्निताम् (agnitām) - the state of fire, fieriness

• बिनाशपरिणामेन (bināśapariṇāmena) - by means of a destructive transformation, through a transformation involving destruction

• तत् (tat) - referring to 'water' (that, it)

• तोयम् (toyam) - water

• वह्निकारणम् (vahnikāraṇam) - the cause of fire, that which causes fire

Words meanings and morphology

नाशात्मकतया (nāśātmakatayā) - by reason of having the nature of destruction, by being destructive, through destructibility

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of nāśātmakatā

nāśātmakatā - the nature of being destructive, destructibility

Derived from nāśa (destruction) + ātmaka (having the nature of) + tā (abstract noun suffix)

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (nāśa+ātmaka)

• nāśa – destruction, annihilation, loss
  noun (masculine)
  From root naś- (to be lost, perish)
  Root: naś (class 4)
• ātmaka – having the nature of, consisting of, pertaining to
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman + -ka suffix

तोयम् (toyam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

औष्ण्यत्वात् (auṣṇyatvāt) - due to heat, by reason of being hot, from heat

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of auṣṇyatva

auṣṇyatva - hotness, heat, warmth

From uṣṇa (hot) + tva (abstract noun suffix)

Root: uṣ (class 1)

एति (eti) - attains, goes, comes, reaches

(verb)

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

Presents stem e-

Root: i (class 2)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, for, because

(indeclinable)

अग्निताम् (agnitām) - the state of fire, fieriness

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agnitā

agnitā - the state or condition of being fire, fieriness

From agni (fire) + tā (abstract noun suffix)

बिनाशपरिणामेन (bināśapariṇāmena) - by means of a destructive transformation, through a transformation involving destruction

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of vināśapariṇāma

vināśapariṇāma - transformation into destruction, a transformative destruction

Compound of vināśa (destruction) and pariṇāma (transformation).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vināśa+pariṇāma)

• vināśa – destruction, ruin, annihilation
  noun (masculine)
  From vi- + naś (to perish, be lost)
  Prefix: vi
  Root: naś (class 4)
• pariṇāma – transformation, change, consequence, evolution
  noun (masculine)
  From pari- + nam (to bend, turn)
  Prefix: pari
  Root: nam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - referring to 'water' (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

तोयम् (toyam) - water

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of toya

toya - water

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.

वह्निकारणम् (vahnikāraṇam) - the cause of fire, that which causes fire

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vahnikāraṇa

vahnikāraṇa - cause of fire, instrument for fire

Compound of vahni (fire) and kāraṇa (cause, instrument).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (vahni+kāraṇa)

• vahni – fire, flame, Agni (god of fire)
  noun (masculine)
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument, motive
  noun (neuter)
  From root kṛ (to do, make) with suffix -ana
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Also accusative singular neuter.