योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-2, chapter-9, verse-9

इत्थं ममाभवद्बुद्धितिथ मे निश्चयो ह्यभूत् ।
इति कर्मफलप्राप्तौ योक्तिस्तद्दैवमुच्यते ॥ ९ ॥

itthaṃ mamābhavadbuddhititha me niścayo hyabhūt ,
iti karmaphalaprāptau yoktistaddaivamucyate 9

9. ittham mama abhavat buddhiḥ iti me niścayaḥ hi abhūt
iti karmaphalaprāptau yaḥ uktiḥ tat daivam ucyate

9. karmaphalaprāptau "ittham mama buddhiḥ abhavat iti me
niścayaḥ hi abhūt" iti yaḥ uktiḥ tat daivam ucyate

9. When, regarding the attainment of the results of action (karma), the statement is made, 'My understanding (buddhi) became thus,' or 'Indeed, this was my firm conviction,' that is called fate (daiva).

Words meanings summery:

• इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

• बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, perception, opinion

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• मे (me) - my, to me

• निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, conviction, determination, firm belief

• हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

• अभूत् (abhūt) - became, happened, was

• इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

• कर्मफलप्राप्तौ (karmaphalaprāptau) - in the attainment of the results of actions (karma), at the acquisition of consequences of deeds

• यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

• उक्तिः (uktiḥ) - statement, saying, speech

• तत् (tat) - that, that one

• दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny, divine

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

Words meanings and morphology

इत्थम् (ittham) - thus, in this manner, so

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternate form for `me`.

अभवत् (abhavat) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past imperfect (laṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

बुद्धिः (buddhiḥ) - intellect, understanding, perception, opinion

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of buddhi

buddhi - intellect, understanding, perception, opinion, mind

From root budh (to know, understand)

Root: budh (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - my, to me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me

Note: Alternate form for `mama`.

निश्चयः (niścayaḥ) - certainty, conviction, determination, firm belief

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of niścaya

niścaya - certainty, conviction, determination, firm belief

From niś-ci (to determine)

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

हि (hi) - indeed, surely, because

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अभूत् (abhūt) - became, happened, was

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, past aorist (luṅ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Stronger past sense than `abhavat`.

इति (iti) - thus, so (quotative particle)

(indeclinable)

Note: Ends the second quotation.

कर्मफलप्राप्तौ (karmaphalaprāptau) - in the attainment of the results of actions (karma), at the acquisition of consequences of deeds

(noun)

Locative, feminine, singular of karmaphalaprāpti

karmaphalaprāpti - attainment of the fruit of karma

Compound type : tatpurusha (karma+phala+prāpti)

• karma – action (karma), deed, work
  noun (neuter)
  Root: kṛ (class 8)
• phala – fruit, result, consequence
  noun (neuter)
• prāpti – attainment, acquisition, obtaining
  noun (feminine)
  From pra-āp (to obtain)
  Prefix: pra
  Root: āp (class 5)

Note: Compound of `karma` + `phala` + `prāpti`.

यः (yaḥ) - who, which, that

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of yad

yad - which, that, who, what

Note: The source Devanagari `योक्तिः` implies `yaḥ uktiḥ` through sandhi.

उक्तिः (uktiḥ) - statement, saying, speech

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ukti

ukti - statement, speech, saying, expression

From root vac (to speak) + ktin suffix

Root: vac (class 2)

तत् (tat) - that, that one

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, that one, it

Note: Refers to the `uktiḥ`.

दैवम् (daivam) - fate, destiny, divine

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of daiva

daiva - fate, destiny, divine, pertaining to gods, an act of God

From devá (god) + aṇ (taddhita suffix)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is said, is called, is declared

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (laṭ) of ucyate

Passive form of root vac (to speak)

Root: vac (class 2)