योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-5, verse-37

यथा मणिर्ददात्यात्मच्छायाः स्वयमकारणम् ।
तेजोमयीस्तथैवायमात्मा सृष्टीः प्रयच्छति ॥ ३७ ॥

yathā maṇirdadātyātmacchāyāḥ svayamakāraṇam ,
tejomayīstathaivāyamātmā sṛṣṭīḥ prayacchati 37

37. yathā maṇiḥ dadāti ātmacchāyāḥ svayam akāraṇam
tejomayīḥ tathā eva ayam ātmā sṛṣṭīḥ prayacchati

37. yathā maṇiḥ svayam akāraṇam tejomayīḥ ātmacchāyāḥ
dadāti tathā eva ayam ātmā sṛṣṭīḥ prayacchati

37. Just as a gem spontaneously produces its own luminous reflections without any external cause, so too does this self (ātman) manifest various creations.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as

• मणिः (maṇiḥ) - gem, jewel

• ददाति (dadāti) - gives, produces, bestows

• आत्मच्छायाः (ātmacchāyāḥ) - own reflections, images of itself

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally

• अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, without a reason, spontaneously

• तेजोमयीः (tejomayīḥ) - radiant, luminous, full of light

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

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

• अयम् (ayam) - this, he

• आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul, spirit

• सृष्टीः (sṛṣṭīḥ) - creations, manifestations

• प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives forth, manifests, presents

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - just as, as

(indeclinable)

मणिः (maṇiḥ) - gem, jewel

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, pearl

ददाति (dadāti) - gives, produces, bestows

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of dā

Present 3rd Person Singular Active

reduplicated root in class 3

Root: dā (class 3)

आत्मच्छायाः (ātmacchāyāḥ) - own reflections, images of itself

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of ātmacchāyā

ātmacchāyā - own shadow, self-reflection, image of oneself

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (ātman+chāyā)

• ātman – self, soul, essence
  noun (masculine)
• chāyā – shadow, image, reflection, lustre
  noun (feminine)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by itself, spontaneously, personally

(indeclinable)

अकारणम् (akāraṇam) - without cause, without a reason, spontaneously

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of akāraṇa

akāraṇa - without cause, without reason, causeless

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (a+kāraṇa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• kāraṇa – cause, reason, instrument
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

तेजोमयीः (tejomayīḥ) - radiant, luminous, full of light

(adjective)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tejomaya

tejomaya - consisting of light, radiant, luminous

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (tejas+maya)

• tejas – radiance, splendor, light, energy
  noun (neuter)
• maya – consisting of, full of, made of
  suffix/adjective (feminine)
  suffix forming adjectives from nouns

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

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, just

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, he

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, he, she, it

आत्मा (ātmā) - the self, the soul, spirit

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - self, soul, supreme spirit, essence

सृष्टीः (sṛṣṭīḥ) - creations, manifestations

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, universe

Root: sṛj (class 6)

प्रयच्छति (prayacchati) - gives forth, manifests, presents

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of yam

Present 3rd Person Singular Active

root yam with prefix pra

Prefix: pra

Root: yam (class 1)