योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-89, verse-16

मणिर्यथा स्वभावेन शुक्लपीतादिकास्त्विषः ।
अकुर्वन्नेव कुरुते चिदाकाशस्तथा जगत् ॥ १६ ॥

maṇiryathā svabhāvena śuklapītādikāstviṣaḥ ,
akurvanneva kurute cidākāśastathā jagat 16

16. maṇiḥ yathā svabhāvena śuklapītādikāḥ tviṣaḥ
akurvan eva kurute citākāśaḥ tathā jagat

16. yathā maṇiḥ svabhāvena śuklapītādikāḥ tviṣaḥ akurvan eva kurute,
tathā citākāśaḥ jagat kurute

16. Just as a gem, by its intrinsic nature (svabhāva), produces white, yellow, and other hues without actively doing so, similarly, the space of consciousness (cidākāśa) creates the world.

Words meanings summery:

• मणिः (maṇiḥ) - gem, jewel, pearl

• यथा (yathā) - introduces an analogy (as, just as, in the manner that)

• स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its own nature, by its inherent quality

• शुक्लपीतादिकाः (śuklapītādikāḥ) - white, yellow, and so on

• त्विषः (tviṣaḥ) - the different colored reflections/emissions of a gem (rays, splendors, colors, light)

• अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - without conscious effort or agency (not doing, without doing, not making)

• एव (eva) - emphasizing the 'without doing' aspect (indeed, only, just, certainly)

• कुरुते (kurute) - it manifests, projects (it does, it makes, it creates)

• चिताकाशः (citākāśaḥ) - the ultimate, all-pervading consciousness (cidākāśa) (the space of consciousness, pure consciousness)

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

• जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe, moving, what moves)

Words meanings and morphology

मणिः (maṇiḥ) - gem, jewel, pearl

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of maṇi

maṇi - gem, jewel, pearl

यथा (yathā) - introduces an analogy (as, just as, in the manner that)

(indeclinable)

स्वभावेन (svabhāvena) - by its own nature, by its inherent quality

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, singular of svabhāva

svabhāva - one's own nature, intrinsic quality, inherent disposition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+bhāva)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun (masculine)
• bhāva – being, existence, state, nature
  noun (masculine)
  Root: bhū (class 1)

शुक्लपीतादिकाः (śuklapītādikāḥ) - white, yellow, and so on

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, plural of śuklapītādika

śuklapītādika - white, yellow, and so on; consisting of white and yellow etc.

Compound type : dvandva-tatpuruṣa (ending with ādika) (śukla+pīta+ādika)

• śukla – white, bright, clear
  adjective (masculine)
• pīta – yellow, golden
  adjective (masculine)
• ādika – beginning with, and so on, et cetera
  adjective (masculine)

Note: Agrees with त्विषः (tviṣaḥ).

त्विषः (tviṣaḥ) - the different colored reflections/emissions of a gem (rays, splendors, colors, light)

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, plural of tviṣ

tviṣ - light, ray, splendor, luster, color

Note: Can be nominative or accusative plural.

अकुर्वन् (akurvan) - without conscious effort or agency (not doing, without doing, not making)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of akurvat

akurvat - not doing, not making, inactive

Present Active Participle (negative)

from a- (negation) + kurvat (P.A.P. of kṛ-)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+kurvat)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
  negation prefix
• kurvat – doing, making
  adjective (masculine)
  Present Active Participle
  from kṛ- with -śatṛ suffix
  Root: kṛ (class 8)

Note: Agrees with maṇiḥ.

एव (eva) - emphasizing the 'without doing' aspect (indeed, only, just, certainly)

(indeclinable)

कुरुते (kurute) - it manifests, projects (it does, it makes, it creates)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (lat) of kṛ

present indicative middle 3rd singular

Root: kṛ (class 8)

चिताकाशः (citākāśaḥ) - the ultimate, all-pervading consciousness (cidākāśa) (the space of consciousness, pure consciousness)

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of cidākāśa

cidākāśa - the space of consciousness, ether of consciousness

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (cit+ākāśa)

• cit – consciousness, pure intelligence
  noun (feminine)
• ākāśa – space, ether, sky
  noun (masculine)

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in the same way, thus

(indeclinable)

जगत् (jagat) - the phenomenal world (world, universe, moving, what moves)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of jagat

jagat - world, universe, that which moves

Present Active Participle (from gam, but used as noun)

from root gam- 'to go, move'

Root: gam (class 1)

Note: Can be nominative or accusative singular neuter.