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Sanskrit

पुरुषार्थशून्यानां गुणानां प्रतिप्रसवः कैवल्यं स्वरूपप्रतिष्ठा वा चितिशक्तिरिति

Transliteration (IAST)

puruṣārtha-śūnyānāṃ guṇānāṃ pratiprasavaḥ kaivalyaṃ svarūpa-pratiṣṭhā vā citi-śaktir iti

Word by word

puruṣārtha-śūnyānām
devoid of any further purpose for the Self
guṇānām pratiprasavaḥ
the reabsorption of the guṇas
kaivalyam
liberation; aloneness
svarūpa-pratiṣṭhā
the establishment in one's own nature
citi-śaktiḥ iti
the power of pure consciousness — thus it is

Translation

When the guṇas, now devoid of purpose for the Self, resolve back into their source, that is liberation — the establishment of pure consciousness in its own nature.

Source: Surenyogalaya Open Translation (English) · License: CC0-1.0