योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-75, verse-50

शनैश्चार्वाकृतिर्मेरुरासीद्धिम इवातपे ।
क्षणेनैवानलात्तस्माद्धिमवाञ्जतुवद्द्रुतः ॥ ५० ॥

śanaiścārvākṛtirmerurāsīddhima ivātape ,
kṣaṇenaivānalāttasmāddhimavāñjatuvaddrutaḥ 50

50. śanaiḥ ca arvākṛtiḥ meruḥ āsīt himaḥ iva ātape
kṣaṇena eva analāt tasmāt himavān jatu-vat drutaḥ

50. ca śanaiḥ arvākṛtiḥ meruḥ ātape himaḥ iva āsīt
kṣaṇena eva tasmāt analāt himavān jatu-vat drutaḥ

50. And slowly, Mount Meru, having a declining form, became like snow in the heat. In just a moment, from that fire, the Himalayas melted like lac.

Words meanings summery:

• शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly (slowly, gradually)

• च (ca) - and (and, also)

• अर्वाकृतिः (arvākṛtiḥ) - becoming diminished in form, shrinking (having a downward form, declining shape)

• मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain))

• आसीत् (āsīt) - became (melted) (was, became)

• हिमः (himaḥ) - snow (snow, ice, frost)

• इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

• आतपे (ātape) - in the heat (of the fire) (in the heat, in the sunshine)

• क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in just a moment (in a moment, instantly)

• एव (eva) - just, emphasizing immediacy (just, only, indeed)

• अनलात् (analāt) - from the intense fire (from fire)

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (fire), referring to the intense fire (from that, therefore)

• हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayan mountain range (the Himalayas, snowy mountain)

• जतु-वत् (jatu-vat) - like sealing wax (melting readily) (like lac (sealing wax))

• द्रुतः (drutaḥ) - melted (melted, flowed, swift)

Words meanings and morphology

शनैः (śanaiḥ) - gradually, slowly (slowly, gradually)

(indeclinable)

Adverbial form of 'śana'

Root: śan

च (ca) - and (and, also)

(indeclinable)

Conjunction

अर्वाकृतिः (arvākṛtiḥ) - becoming diminished in form, shrinking (having a downward form, declining shape)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of arvākṛti

arvākṛti - having a downward form, declining shape, having a low stature

Compound

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (arvāk+ākṛti)

• arvāk – downwards, on this side
  indeclinable
  Adverbial
• ākṛti – form, shape, appearance, figure
  noun (feminine)
  From 'ā' + 'kṛ' (to make)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with Meru.

मेरुः (meruḥ) - Mount Meru (Mount Meru (mythical golden mountain))

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of meru

meru - Mount Meru, a mythical mountain said to be the center of the world

Note: Subject of 'āsīt'.

आसीत् (āsīt) - became (melted) (was, became)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, imperfect (laṅ) of as

Past Imperfect

Root 'as' (class 2, asti). laṅ form.

Root: as (class 2)

हिमः (himaḥ) - snow (snow, ice, frost)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of hima

hima - snow, ice, frost, winter

Root: hi

Note: Predicate nominative for 'meruḥ'.

इव (iva) - like (like, as, as if)

(indeclinable)

Particle of comparison

आतपे (ātape) - in the heat (of the fire) (in the heat, in the sunshine)

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of ātapa

ātapa - heat, sunshine, sun's rays

From 'ā' + 'tap' (to heat)

Prefix: ā

Root: tap (class 1)

Note: Locative of place/time.

क्षणेन (kṣaṇena) - in just a moment (in a moment, instantly)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of kṣaṇa

kṣaṇa - moment, instant, short time

Root: kṣaṇ

Note: Expressing 'by means of a moment', i.e., 'in a moment'.

एव (eva) - just, emphasizing immediacy (just, only, indeed)

(indeclinable)

Emphatic particle

अनलात् (analāt) - from the intense fire (from fire)

(noun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of anala

anala - fire, god of fire (Agni)

Lit. 'not wind' (an-ala), as in 'fire that doesn't need wind' (self-sufficient).

Note: Expressing origin or cause.

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - from that (fire), referring to the intense fire (from that, therefore)

(pronoun)

Ablative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, this

Demonstrative pronoun

Note: Refers to 'analāt'.

हिमवान् (himavān) - the Himalayan mountain range (the Himalayas, snowy mountain)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of himavat

himavat - snowy, icy; (as noun) the Himalayas

From 'hima' (snow) + possessive suffix 'vat'

Note: Subject of 'drutaḥ'.

जतु-वत् (jatu-vat) - like sealing wax (melting readily) (like lac (sealing wax))

(indeclinable)

From 'jatu' (lac) + suffix 'vat' (like, similar to)

Note: Used as an adverb comparing the melting to that of lac.

द्रुतः (drutaḥ) - melted (melted, flowed, swift)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of druta

druta - melted, flowed, swift, quick, running

Past Passive Participle

From root 'dru' (to run, flow, melt)

Root: dru (class 1)

Note: Agrees with 'himavān'.