योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-171, verse-28

यथा मणिः प्रकचति स्वभासाऽव्यतिरिक्तया ।
आत्मनोऽनन्यया सृष्ट्या चिद्व्योम कचितं तथा ॥ २८ ॥

yathā maṇiḥ prakacati svabhāsā'vyatiriktayā ,
ātmano'nanyayā sṛṣṭyā cidvyoma kacitaṃ tathā 28

28. yathā maṇiḥ prakacati svabhāsā avyatiriktayā
ātmanaḥ ananyayā sṛṣṭyā cit vyoma kacitam tathā

28. yathā maṇiḥ svabhāsā avyatiriktayā prakacati,
tathā cit vyoma ātmanaḥ ananyayā sṛṣṭyā kacitam.

28. Just as a jewel shines brightly with its own inherent and inseparable brilliance, so too is the consciousness-space (cit-vyoman) illuminated by the non-different manifestation of the Self (ātman).

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

• मणिः (maṇiḥ) - jewel, gem, pearl

• प्रकचति (prakacati) - shines forth, appears brightly, becomes evident

• स्वभासा (svabhāsā) - by its own radiance, with its own light

• अव्यतिरिक्तया (avyatiriktayā) - by that which is not separate, by the inseparable

• आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, of the soul

• अननन्यया (anananyayā) - by that which is non-other, non-different

• सृष्ट्या (sṛṣṭyā) - by creation, by manifestation, by production

• चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge

• व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether, void

• कचितम् (kacitam) - illuminated, manifested, made to shine

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

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, in which way

(indeclinable)

मणिः (maṇiḥ) - jewel, gem, pearl

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - jewel, gem, pearl, amulet

प्रकचति (prakacati) - shines forth, appears brightly, becomes evident

(verb)

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

Prefix: pra

Root: kac (class 1)

स्वभासा (svabhāsā) - by its own radiance, with its own light

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of svabhāsā

svabhāsā - own light, own brilliance, inherent splendor

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhās)

• sva – own, one's own, self
  pronoun
• bhās – light, radiance, splendor, lustre
  noun (feminine)

अव्यतिरिक्तया (avyatiriktayā) - by that which is not separate, by the inseparable

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of avyatirikta

avyatirikta - not separate, non-different, identical

Past Passive Participle (negative compound)

Derived from 'vi-ati-ric' (to separate) with negative 'a'.

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+vyatirikta)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix
• vyatirikta – separated, distinct, exclusive
  adjective (feminine)
  Past Passive Participle
  Derived from the root 'ric' with prefixes 'vi' and 'ati'.
  Prefixes: vi+ati
  Root: ric (class 7)

आत्मनः (ātmanaḥ) - of the Self, of the soul

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of ātman

ātman - Self, soul, essence, breath, spirit

अननन्यया (anananyayā) - by that which is non-other, non-different

(adjective)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of ananya

ananya - not other, non-different, identical, exclusive

Negative compound (Nañ-Tatpuruṣa) of 'anya' (other).

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (an+anya)

• an – not, non-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix used before vowels.
• anya – other, different, another
  adjective (feminine)

सृष्ट्या (sṛṣṭyā) - by creation, by manifestation, by production

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of sṛṣṭi

sṛṣṭi - creation, production, manifestation, emission

Derived from the root 'sṛj' (to create).

Root: sṛj (class 6)

चित् (cit) - consciousness, knowledge

(noun)

of cit

cit - consciousness, intelligence, knowledge, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Used as the first part of a compound.

व्योम (vyoma) - sky, space, ether, void

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vyoman

vyoman - sky, heaven, atmosphere, space, void

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+vyoman)

• cit – consciousness, intelligence, knowledge
  noun (feminine)
  Root: cit (class 1)
• vyoman – sky, space, ether, void
  noun (neuter)

कचितम् (kacitam) - illuminated, manifested, made to shine

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kacita

kacita - shone, appeared, manifested, caused to shine

Past Passive Participle

Derived from the root 'kac' (to shine, to appear).

Root: kac (class 1)

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

(indeclinable)