योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-126, verse-24

तस्यां भूमौ च मध्ये च विपश्चिन्नाकितामगात् ।
उत्तमामग्निमध्यस्थं क्षणात्काष्ठमिवाग्निताम् ॥ २४ ॥

tasyāṃ bhūmau ca madhye ca vipaścinnākitāmagāt ,
uttamāmagnimadhyasthaṃ kṣaṇātkāṣṭhamivāgnitām 24

24. tasyām bhūmau ca madhye ca vipaścit nākitām agāt
uttamām agnimadhyastham kṣaṇāt kāṣṭham iva agnitām

24. vipaścit tasyām bhūmau ca madhye ca uttamām nākitām agāt,
agnimadhyastham kāṣṭham kṣaṇāt agnitām iva (agāt)

24. In that land, and specifically in its central part, the discerning one attained supreme celestial nature, just as a log situated in the midst of fire instantly assumes the nature of fire.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (in that, on that)

• भूमौ (bhūmau) - in that land (in the land, on the earth)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• मध्ये (madhye) - in its central part (in the middle, in the midst)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - the discerning one (wise, discerning, intelligent one)

• नाकिताम् (nākitām) - celestial nature (divinity, state of being a celestial being)

• अगात् (agāt) - attained (went, attained, reached)

• उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme (supreme, excellent, best)

• अग्निमध्यस्थम् (agnimadhyastham) - situated in the midst of fire (situated in the middle of fire, being amidst fire)

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

• काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - a log (wood, log, piece of wood)

• इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

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

Words meanings and morphology

तस्याम् (tasyām) - in that (in that, on that)

(pronoun)

Locative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that (demonstrative pronoun)

Note: Refers to the land mentioned in the previous verse.

भूमौ (bhūmau) - in that land (in the land, on the earth)

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of bhūmi

bhūmi - earth, ground, land, soil

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

मध्ये (madhye) - in its central part (in the middle, in the midst)

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of madhya

madhya - middle, central, intermediate; the middle part

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

विपश्चित् (vipaścit) - the discerning one (wise, discerning, intelligent one)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of vipaścit

vipaścit - wise, intelligent, discerning; a sage, a learned person

Root: paś (class 1)

Note: Subject of the verb 'agāt'.

नाकिताम् (nākitām) - celestial nature (divinity, state of being a celestial being)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of nākitā

nākitā - divinity, the state of being a god/celestial being

Derived from 'nākin' (celestial being) with the suffix 'tā'.

Note: Direct object of the verb 'agāt'.

अगात् (agāt) - attained (went, attained, reached)

(verb)

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

aorist (luṅ), 3rd person singular

Aorist form from root 'gam'.

Root: gam (class 1)

उत्तमाम् (uttamām) - supreme (supreme, excellent, best)

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, singular of uttamā

uttamā - supreme, best, excellent, highest

Note: Modifies 'nākitām'.

अग्निमध्यस्थम् (agnimadhyastham) - situated in the midst of fire (situated in the middle of fire, being amidst fire)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of agnimadhyastha

agnimadhyastha - standing/situated in the middle of fire

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (agni+madhya+stha)

• agni – fire
  noun (masculine)
• madhya – middle, center
  noun (neuter)
• stha – standing, situated, being in
  adjective (masculine)
  Derived from root 'sthā'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'kāṣṭham' in the simile.

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

(indeclinable)

Note: Used adverbially.

काष्ठम् (kāṣṭham) - a log (wood, log, piece of wood)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāṣṭha

kāṣṭha - wood, timber, a piece of wood, a log

Note: Subject in the simile.

इव (iva) - just as (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Note: Introduces a simile.

अग्निताम् (agnitām) - the nature of fire (the state of being fire, fieriness)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of agnitā

agnitā - the state or quality of being fire, fieriness

Derived from 'agni' (fire) with the suffix 'tā'.

Note: Object of an implied verb 'attains' in the simile.