योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-98, verse-19

एवंरूपनिजाचारः सोऽवलोक्य चिरं मया ।
अवष्टभ्य बलादेव मुहूर्तं रोधितः पथि ॥ १९ ॥

evaṃrūpanijācāraḥ so'valokya ciraṃ mayā ,
avaṣṭabhya balādeva muhūrtaṃ rodhitaḥ pathi 19

19. evamrūpanijācāraḥ saḥ avalokya ciram mayā
avaṣṭabhya balāt eva muhūrtam rodhitaḥ pathi

19. (ahaṃ) evamrūpanijācāraḥ tam (puruṣam) ciram avalokya,
balāt eva avaṣṭabhya,
(tataḥ) saḥ muhūrtam pathi mayā rodhitaḥ (āsīt)

19. Having observed him, whose peculiar conduct was of this nature, for a long time, and having forcibly seized him, he was stopped by me on the path for a moment.

Words meanings summery:

• एवम्रूपनिजाचारः (evamrūpanijācāraḥ) - Describing the peculiar behavior of the person. (whose own conduct was of this nature, having such a nature of his own actions)

• सः (saḥ) - Refers to the bewildered person. (he, that (person))

• अवलोक्य (avalokya) - having seen, having observed

• चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long

• मया (mayā) - The speaker (narrator) (by me)

• अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having seized, having stopped, having arrested

• बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

• मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

• रोधितः (rodhitaḥ) - was stopped, was restrained, was obstructed

• पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way, in the road

Words meanings and morphology

एवम्रूपनिजाचारः (evamrūpanijācāraḥ) - Describing the peculiar behavior of the person. (whose own conduct was of this nature, having such a nature of his own actions)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of evamrūpanijācāra

evamrūpanijācāra - one whose own conduct is of such a nature, having such a form of one's own behavior

Compound type : bahuvrihi (evam+rūpa+nija+ācāra)

• evam – thus, in this manner
  indeclinable
• rūpa – form, nature, appearance
  noun (neuter)
• nija – own, one's own, personal
  adjective
• ācāra – conduct, behavior, custom, practice
  noun (masculine)
  Prefix: ā
  Root: car (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.

सः (saḥ) - Refers to the bewildered person. (he, that (person))

(pronoun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of tad

tad - that, he, she, it

Note: Subject of the passive verb `rodhitaḥ`.

अवलोक्य (avalokya) - having seen, having observed

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root `lok` with prefix `ava-`

Prefix: ava

Root: lok (class 10)

चिरम् (ciram) - for a long time, for long

(indeclinable)

Note: Modifies `avalokya`.

मया (mayā) - The speaker (narrator) (by me)

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of aham

aham - I

Note: Agent of `rodhitaḥ` and also the implied agent of the absolutives `avalokya` and `avaṣṭabhya`.

अवष्टभ्य (avaṣṭabhya) - having seized, having stopped, having arrested

(indeclinable)

absolutive (gerund)

formed from root `stambh` with prefix `ava-`

Prefix: ava

Root: stambh (class 5)

बलात् (balāt) - by force, forcibly

(noun)

Ablative, neuter, singular of bala

bala - force, strength, power

एव (eva) - indeed, only, just

(indeclinable)

मुहूर्तम् (muhūrtam) - for a moment, for a short time

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of muhūrta

muhūrta - moment, short time, period of 48 minutes

रोधितः (rodhitaḥ) - was stopped, was restrained, was obstructed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of rodhita

rodhita - stopped, restrained, obstructed, imprisoned

Past Passive Participle (causative of rudh)

from causative of root `rudh` (to obstruct, stop)

Root: rudh (class 7)

Note: Qualifies `saḥ`.

पथि (pathi) - on the path, on the way, in the road

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of pathin

pathin - path, road, way