योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-6, chapter-4, verse-2

एकेनैवात्मना दत्ता नानातेयं महात्मना ।
यथैकेनैव चन्द्रेण तिमिराप्पात्रदर्पणैः ॥ २ ॥

ekenaivātmanā dattā nānāteyaṃ mahātmanā ,
yathaikenaiva candreṇa timirāppātradarpaṇaiḥ 2

2. ekena eva ātmanā dattā nānātā iyam mahātmanā
yathā ekena eva candreṇa timirāpātradarpaṇaiḥ

2. ekena eva ātmanā mahātmanā iyam nānātā dattā
yathā ekena eva candreṇa timirāpātradarpaṇaiḥ

2. This plurality (nānātā) has been created by the one great Self (ātman), just as the single moon (appears as many) through darkness-removing water, vessels, and mirrors (which reflect it).

Words meanings summery:

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single one

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the Self, by the soul (ātman)

• दत्ता (dattā) - given, bestowed

• नानाता (nānātā) - diversity, plurality, manifoldness

• इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

• महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the Great Self, by the great soul (mahātman)

• यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

• एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single one

• एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

• चन्द्रेण (candreṇa) - by the moon

• तिमिरापात्रदर्पणैः (timirāpātradarpaṇaiḥ) - by darkness, water, vessels, and mirrors

Words meanings and morphology

एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single one

(numeral)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

आत्मना (ātmanā) - by the Self, by the soul (ātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, individual soul (ātman)

दत्ता (dattā) - given, bestowed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of datta

datta - given, bestowed, granted

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'dā' (to give) + suffix '-kta'.

Root: dā (class 3)

नानाता (nānātā) - diversity, plurality, manifoldness

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of nānātā

nānātā - diversity, plurality, manifoldness

Derived from 'nānā' (various) + suffix '-tā' (abstract noun suffix).

इयम् (iyam) - this (feminine)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of idam

idam - this

महात्मना (mahātmanā) - by the Great Self, by the great soul (mahātman)

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of mahātman

mahātman - Great Self, great soul, noble, magnanimous (mahātman)

Compound type : karmadhāraya (mahat+ātman)

• mahat – great, large, noble
  adjective
• ātman – Self, soul, essence (ātman)
  noun (masculine)

यथा (yathā) - just as, like, as

(indeclinable)

एकेन (ekena) - by one, by a single one

(numeral)

एव (eva) - only, indeed, certainly

(indeclinable)

चन्द्रेण (candreṇa) - by the moon

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of candra

candra - moon, luminous, shining

तिमिरापात्रदर्पणैः (timirāpātradarpaṇaiḥ) - by darkness, water, vessels, and mirrors

(compound noun)

Compound type : dvandva (timira+āp+pātra+darpaṇa)

• timira – darkness, obscurity, eye-disease (cataract)
  noun (neuter)
• āp – water (stem, poetic for āpas)
  noun (feminine)
• pātra – vessel, container, recipient
  noun (neuter)
• darpaṇa – mirror
  noun (masculine)
  Derived from root 'dṛp' (to shine, be proud).
  Root: dṛp (class 4)