योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-204, verse-21

एवंस्वभाव एवायं चिद्धातुर्गगनात्मकः ।
यदेवं नाम कचति निष्कारणगुणक्रमम् ॥ २१ ॥

evaṃsvabhāva evāyaṃ ciddhāturgaganātmakaḥ ,
yadevaṃ nāma kacati niṣkāraṇaguṇakramam 21

21. evaṃsvabhāvaḥ eva ayam ciddhātuḥ gaganātmakaḥ
yat evam nāma kacati niṣkāraṇaguṇakramam

21. ayam gaganātmakaḥ evaṃsvabhāvaḥ ciddhātuḥ yat evam nāma niṣkāraṇaguṇakramam kacati.

21. This very element of consciousness (cit), whose intrinsic nature (dharma) is like that of space, thus indeed manifests this sequence of qualities which has no (external) cause.

Words meanings summery:

• एवंस्वभावः (evaṁsvabhāvaḥ) - having such a nature, whose nature is thus

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

• अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

• चिद्धातुः (ciddhātuḥ) - the element of consciousness, the principle of consciousness

• गगनात्मकः (gaganātmakaḥ) - of the nature of space, whose essence is space

• यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

• एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

• नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, as it were (an emphatic particle)

• कचति (kacati) - shines, appears, manifests, gleams

• निष्कारणगुणक्रमम् (niṣkāraṇaguṇakramam) - a sequence of qualities without cause, having a causal sequence of attributes

Words meanings and morphology

एवंस्वभावः (evaṁsvabhāvaḥ) - having such a nature, whose nature is thus

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evaṃsvabhāva

evaṁsvabhāva - having such a nature, whose disposition is thus

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (evam+svabhāva)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• svabhāva – one's own being, intrinsic nature (dharma), innate disposition
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: sva
  Root: bhū (class 1)

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just, very

(indeclinable)

अयम् (ayam) - this, this one

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, here

चिद्धातुः (ciddhātuḥ) - the element of consciousness, the principle of consciousness

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of ciddhātu

ciddhātu - element of consciousness, principle of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+dhātu)

• cit – consciousness, pure consciousness, mind
  noun (feminine)
• dhātu – element, constituent, principle, root
  noun (masculine)
  Root: dhā (class 3)

गगनात्मकः (gaganātmakaḥ) - of the nature of space, whose essence is space

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of gaganātmaka

gaganātmaka - consisting of space, having the nature of space

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (gagana+ātmaka)

• gagana – sky, space, ether
  noun (neuter)
• ātmaka – whose nature is, consisting of, having the essence of
  adjective (masculine)
  From ātman (self, essence) + ka (suffix)

यत् (yat) - which, that (relative pronoun)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that (relative pronoun)

एवम् (evam) - thus, in this manner

(indeclinable)

नाम (nāma) - indeed, truly, as it were (an emphatic particle)

(indeclinable)

कचति (kacati) - shines, appears, manifests, gleams

(verb)

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

Root: kac (class 1)

निष्कारणगुणक्रमम् (niṣkāraṇaguṇakramam) - a sequence of qualities without cause, having a causal sequence of attributes

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of niṣkāraṇaguṇakrama

niṣkāraṇaguṇakrama - a sequence of qualities without cause

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (niṣkāraṇa+guṇa+krama)

• niṣkāraṇa – without cause, causeless
  adjective (neuter)
  From nis- (without) + kāraṇa (cause)
  Prefix: nis
• guṇa – quality, attribute, property
  noun (masculine)
• krama – sequence, order, succession
  noun (masculine)
  Root: kram (class 1)