योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-121, verse-16

श्रीवसिष्ठ उवाच ।
अथैवमस्त्विति प्रोच्य पावकः सहसागमत् ।
क्षणादौर्वतया यातुं समुद्र इव सत्वरः ॥ १६ ॥

śrīvasiṣṭha uvāca ,
athaivamastviti procya pāvakaḥ sahasāgamat ,
kṣaṇādaurvatayā yātuṃ samudra iva satvaraḥ 16

16. atha evam astu iti procya pāvakaḥ sahasā agamat
kṣaṇāt aurvatayā yātum samudraḥ iva satvaraḥ

16. atha evam astu iti procya pāvakaḥ sahasā kṣaṇāt
samudraḥ iva satvaraḥ aurvatayā yātum agamat

16. Sri Vasistha said: Then, having declared, "So be it," Fire (Pāvaka) swiftly departed, as if the ocean itself were quickly rushing to become the submarine fire (Aurva).

Words meanings summery:

• अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

• अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

• प्रोच्य (procya) - having said, having declared

• पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier, Agni

• सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, quickly, forcefully

• अगमत् (agamat) - went, proceeded

• क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, immediately, from a moment

• और्वतया (aurvatayā) - to become the submarine fire, Aurva (by reason of being Aurva, in the state of Aurva, as Aurva)

• यातुम् (yātum) - to go, to proceed, to become

• समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

• इव (iva) - like, as, as if

• सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - swift, quick, agile, speedy

Words meanings and morphology

अथ (atha) - then, next, moreover

(indeclinable)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

अस्तु (astu) - let it be, may it be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of as

Root: as (class 2)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotation marker)

(indeclinable)

प्रोच्य (procya) - having said, having declared

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

From root 'vac' with prefix 'pra'.

Prefix: pra

Root: vac (class 2)

पावकः (pāvakaḥ) - fire, purifier, Agni

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of pāvaka

pāvaka - fire, purifier, clean

Root: pū (class 1)

सहसा (sahasā) - suddenly, swiftly, quickly, forcefully

(indeclinable)

Note: Adverbial form.

अगमत् (agamat) - went, proceeded

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (aorist) (luṅ) of gam

Root: gam (class 1)

क्षणात् (kṣaṇāt) - instantly, immediately, from a moment

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, very short time

Note: Used adverbially to indicate immediacy.

और्वतया (aurvatayā) - to become the submarine fire, Aurva (by reason of being Aurva, in the state of Aurva, as Aurva)

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of aurvatā

aurvatā - state of being Aurva, Aurva's nature

Derived from Aurva (proper noun) + -tā (feminine suffix).

यातुम् (yātum) - to go, to proceed, to become

(verb)

infinitive of yā

Infinitive

Root: yā (class 2)

समुद्रः (samudraḥ) - ocean, sea

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of samudra

samudra - ocean, sea

Prefix: sam

Root: ud

इव (iva) - like, as, as if

(indeclinable)

सत्वरः (satvaraḥ) - swift, quick, agile, speedy

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of satvara

satvara - swift, quick, speedy, urgent