योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-4, chapter-36, verse-16

तेजःपुञ्जैर्यथा तेजः पयःपूरैर्यथा पयः ।
परिस्फुरति संस्पन्दैस्तथा चित्सर्गविभ्रमैः ॥ १६ ॥

tejaḥpuñjairyathā tejaḥ payaḥpūrairyathā payaḥ ,
parisphurati saṃspandaistathā citsargavibhramaiḥ 16

16. tejas-puñjaiḥ yathā tejaḥ payas-pūraiḥ yathā payaḥ
parisphurati saṃspandaiḥ tathā cit-sarga-vibhramaiḥ

16. yathā tejaḥ tejas-puñjaiḥ yathā payaḥ payas-pūraiḥ
tathā cit sarga-vibhramaiḥ saṃspandaiḥ parisphurati

16. Just as light (tejas) shines forth by its own masses of light, and water (payas) by its own streams of water, similarly, consciousness (cit) scintillates and manifests through the throbbing illusions (vibhrama) of creation.

Words meanings summery:

• तेजस्-पुञ्जैः (tejas-puñjaiḥ) - by its own radiant masses (by masses of light, by clusters of brilliance)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance (light, brilliance, energy)

• पयस्-पूरैः (payas-pūraiḥ) - by its own streams of water (by streams of water, by masses of water)

• यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

• पयः (payaḥ) - water (water, milk, fluid)

• परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - scintillates and manifests (vibrates, scintillates, shines forth, manifests, throbs)

• संस्पन्दैः (saṁspandaiḥ) - by its throbbings (by vibrations, by throbbings, by pulsations)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

• चित्-सर्ग-विभ्रमैः (cit-sarga-vibhramaiḥ) - through the illusory manifestations of creation by consciousness (by the illusions of the creation of consciousness, by the delusive manifestations of consciousness's creation)

Words meanings and morphology

तेजस्-पुञ्जैः (tejas-puñjaiḥ) - by its own radiant masses (by masses of light, by clusters of brilliance)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of tejas-puñja

tejas-puñja - mass of light, cluster of brilliance

Compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (tejas+puñja)

• tejas – light, brilliance, energy, splendor
  noun (neuter)
  Root: tij
• puñja – heap, mass, cluster, collection
  noun (masculine)
  Root: puñj

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

तेजः (tejaḥ) - light, brilliance (light, brilliance, energy)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tejas

tejas - light, brilliance, energy, splendor, spiritual power

Root: tij

पयस्-पूरैः (payas-pūraiḥ) - by its own streams of water (by streams of water, by masses of water)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of payas-pūra

payas-pūra - stream of water, mass of water

Compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (payas+pūra)

• payas – water, milk, fluid
  noun (neuter)
  Root: pī
• pūra – flood, stream, abundance, mass
  noun (masculine)
  from pṛ (to fill) + ghañ
  Root: pṛ (class 3)

यथा (yathā) - just as (as, just as, according to)

(indeclinable)

पयः (payaḥ) - water (water, milk, fluid)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of payas

payas - water, milk, fluid, vital power

Root: pī

परिस्फुरति (parisphurati) - scintillates and manifests (vibrates, scintillates, shines forth, manifests, throbs)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of parisphur

Present Active Indicative, 3rd Person Singular

Prefix: pari

Root: sphur (class 6)

संस्पन्दैः (saṁspandaiḥ) - by its throbbings (by vibrations, by throbbings, by pulsations)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of saṃspanda

saṁspanda - vibration, throb, pulsation, motion

from sam-spand + a

Prefix: sam

Root: spand (class 1)

तथा (tathā) - similarly (so, thus, in that manner, similarly)

(indeclinable)

चित्-सर्ग-विभ्रमैः (cit-sarga-vibhramaiḥ) - through the illusory manifestations of creation by consciousness (by the illusions of the creation of consciousness, by the delusive manifestations of consciousness's creation)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of cit-sarga-vibhrama

cit-sarga-vibhrama - illusory manifestations of creation by consciousness

Compound

Compound type : ṣaṣṭhī-tatpuruṣa (cit+sarga+vibhrama)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• sarga – creation, emanation, chapter
  noun (masculine)
  from sṛj (to create) + ghañ
  Root: sṛj (class 6)
• vibhrama – illusion, error, delusion, confusion, grace, charm
  noun (masculine)
  from vi-bhram (to wander) + a
  Prefix: vi
  Root: bhram (class 1)