योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-40, verse-9

रोधितोऽहमनेनेति न माम्यत्रेति यस्य धीः ।
अनुभूतानुभवती भवतीत्यनुभूयते ॥ ९ ॥

rodhito'hamaneneti na māmyatreti yasya dhīḥ ,
anubhūtānubhavatī bhavatītyanubhūyate 9

9. rodhitaḥ aham anena iti na mām atra iti yasya
dhīḥ anubhūtā anubhavatī bhavati iti anubhūyate

9. yasya dhīḥ aham anena rodhitaḥ iti,
atra mām na iti,
anubhūtā anubhavatī bhavati iti anubhūyate

9. If one's mind (dhī) holds the thought, 'I am obstructed by this,' or 'I am not truly present here,' then what was merely an experienced state (anubhūtā) transforms into the experiencing subject (anubhavatī), and in this way, it is perceived.

Words meanings summery:

• रोधितः (rodhitaḥ) - obstructed, hindered, stopped

• अहम् (aham) - I

• अनेन (anena) - by this, by him, by it

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• न (na) - not, no

• माम् (mām) - me

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which, of whom

• धीः (dhīḥ) - mind (dhī) (intellect, mind, thought, understanding)

• अनुभूता (anubhūtā) - an experienced state or phenomenon (anubhūtā) (experienced, felt, perceived)

• अनुभवती (anubhavatī) - the experiencing subject (anubhavatī) (experiencing, feeling, perceiving)

• भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, is

• इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

• अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

रोधितः (rodhitaḥ) - obstructed, hindered, stopped

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rodhita

rodhita - obstructed, hindered, stopped

Past Passive Participle

From root `rudh` (class 7) + `kta` suffix.

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `aham`.

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, self

अनेन (anena) - by this, by him, by it

(pronoun)

Instrumental, masculine/neuter, singular of idam

idam - this, this one, it

Note: Refers to an unspecified obstacle or condition.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a thought or statement.

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

Note: Negates the following statement.

माम् (mām) - me

(pronoun)

Accusative, singular of mad

mad - I, self

Note: Object of implied verb 'to be' or 'exist'.

अत्र (atra) - here, in this place

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a thought or statement.

यस्य (yasya) - whose, of which, of whom

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine/neuter, singular of yad

yad - who, which, what

Note: Qualifies `dhīḥ`.

धीः (dhīḥ) - mind (dhī) (intellect, mind, thought, understanding)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of dhī

dhī - intellect, mind, thought, understanding, perception

Root: dhyai (class 1)

Note: Subject of the first clause.

अनुभूता (anubhūtā) - an experienced state or phenomenon (anubhūtā) (experienced, felt, perceived)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anubhūta

anubhūta - experienced, felt, perceived

Past Passive Participle

From root `bhū` (class 1) with prefix `anu` and `kta` suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Subject of the second clause.

अनुभवती (anubhavatī) - the experiencing subject (anubhavatī) (experiencing, feeling, perceiving)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anubhavant

anubhavant - experiencing, feeling, perceiving, one who experiences

Present Active Participle

From root `bhū` (class 1) with prefix `anu` and `śatṛ` suffix.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Predicate of the second clause.

भवति (bhavati) - becomes, happens, is

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of bhū

Present Tense

From root `bhū` (class 1).

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: The main verb connecting `anubhūtā` and `anubhavatī`.

इति (iti) - thus, so, in this way, (marks direct speech or thought)

(indeclinable)

Note: Marks the end of a thought or statement.

अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is felt, is perceived

(verb)

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

Present Tense, Passive Voice

From root `bhū` (class 1) with prefix `anu`, passive voice.

Prefix: anu

Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Concludes the verse, summarizing the process.