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In plain words

I am no god or mortal, no Daitya, Gandharva, Yakṣa, or kind of Piśāca. I am neither male nor female nor sexless. I am supreme: Prakāśa-svarūpa, with pure light as my essential nature. I am Śiva.

Close to the Sanskrit

I am not a god, not a mortal, not a Daitya, nor a Gandharva, Yakṣa, or any class of Piśāca. I am neither male nor female, nor likewise sexless. I am supreme, Prakāśa-svarūpa—the essential nature of illumination; I am Śiva.