Verse 8.21

Having obtained one’s dasha consisting of the gunas and earth, water, fire, air, and ether; all those cause manifestation in their likeness accomplished by the five gross elements from what is to be inferred from the nose, mouth, eyes, skin, and ears.

English translation by Michael D Neely (2007)

Word-for-Word grammar analysis breakdown

chāyām (stem form: chāyā) (feminine, accusative, singular) = likeness
mahābhūta = five gross elements (ether, air, fire, water, and earth)
kṛtā = accomplished
mahābhūtakṛtām (stem form: mahābhūtakṛtā) (past passive participle, feminine, accusative, singular) = accomplished by the five gross elements
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
sarve (pronoun, 3rd person, masculine, nominative, plural) = all those
abhivyañjayanti (7th class verb root: abhivyañj) (present indicative, causative, parasmaipada, 3rd person, plural) = they cause to become manifest
sva = one’s own
daśā = dasha
svadaśām (stem form: svadaśā) (feminine, accusative, singular) = one’s own dasha
avāpya (ava + 5th class verb root: āp) (gerund) (indeclianble) = having obtained
ku = earth
ambu = water agni = fire
vāyu = air
ambaraja = ether kvambvagnivāyvambarajān (stem form:
kvambvagnivāyvambaraja) (masculine, accusative, plural) = earth, water, fire, air, and ether
guṇān (stem form: guṇa) (masculine, accusative, plural) = gunas
ca (conjunction) (indeclinable) = and
nāsā = nose
āsya = mouth dṛś = eye
tvac = skin śravaṇa = ear
anumeya = to be inferred nāsāsyadṛktvakchravaṇānumeyāt (stem form: nāsāsyadṛktvakchravaṇānumeya) (future passive participle, masculine, ablative, singular) = from what is to be inferred from the nose, mouth, eyes, skin, and ears