The works of Ādi Śaṅkarācārya

Bṛhadāraṇyakopaniṣadbhāṣyam

Verse 340

कावषेयः प्रजापतेः प्रजापतिर्ब्रह्मणो ब्रह्मस्वयंभु ब्रह्मणे नमः ॥ ४ ॥

In plain words

Kāvaṣeya learned it from Prajāpati; Prajāpati from Brahman itself. Brahman needs no cause — it simply is. Homage to Brahman.

Close to the Sanskrit

Kāvaṣeya [received it] from Prajāpati; Prajāpati from Brahman; Brahman is self-existent; salutation to Brahman.