योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-9, verse-11

दूरस्थमप्यदूरस्थं यन्मे मनसि वर्तते ।
इति निश्चित्य बाह्यार्थभावनां संत्यजाम्यहम् ॥ ११ ॥

dūrasthamapyadūrasthaṃ yanme manasi vartate ,
iti niścitya bāhyārthabhāvanāṃ saṃtyajāmyaham 11

11. dūrastham api adūrastham yat me manasi vartate
iti niścitya bāhyārthabhāvanām saṃtyajāmi aham

11. aham yat dūrastham api adūrastham me manasi
vartate iti niścitya bāhyārthabhāvanām saṃtyajāmi

11. What is both far away and near, and what resides within my mind—having ascertained this, I abandon the contemplation of external objects.

Words meanings summery:

• दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - far away, remote

• अपि (api) - even, also

• अदूरस्थम् (adūrastham) - not far, near

• यत् (yat) - which, what

• मे (me) - my, to me, for me

• मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

• वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is present, abides

• इति (iti) - thus, so

• निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained, having decided, having determined

• बाह्यार्थभावनाम् (bāhyārthabhāvanām) - the contemplation/perception of external objects

• संत्यजामि (saṁtyajāmi) - I abandon, I renounce

• अहम् (aham) - I

Words meanings and morphology

दूरस्थम् (dūrastham) - far away, remote

(adjective)

neuter, singular of dūrastha

dūrastha - being far away, remote

Compound type : tatpurusha (dūra+stha)

• dūra – far, distant
  indeclinable
• stha – standing, abiding, existing
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root sthā
  Root: sthā (class 1)

अपि (api) - even, also

(indeclinable)

अदूरस्थम् (adūrastham) - not far, near

(adjective)

neuter, singular of adūrastha

adūrastha - not far, near

Compound type : tatpurusha (a+dūrastha)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dūrastha – being far away, remote
  adjective (neuter)

यत् (yat) - which, what

(pronoun)

neuter, singular of yad

yad - which, what, that

मे (me) - my, to me, for me

(pronoun)

singular of mad

mad - I (pronoun stem)

मनसि (manasi) - in the mind

(noun)

Locative, neuter, singular of manas

manas - mind, intellect, thought

वर्तते (vartate) - exists, is present, abides

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present indicative (laṭ) of vṛt

Root: vṛt (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, so

(indeclinable)

निश्चित्य (niścitya) - having ascertained, having decided, having determined

(indeclinable)

absolutive

from root ci with prefix nis

Prefix: nis

Root: ci (class 5)

बाह्यार्थभावनाम् (bāhyārthabhāvanām) - the contemplation/perception of external objects

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of bāhyārthabhāvanā

bāhyārthabhāvanā - contemplation of external objects

Compound type : tatpurusha (bāhya+artha+bhāvanā)

• bāhya – external, outer
  adjective
• artha – object, purpose, meaning, wealth
  noun (masculine)
• bhāvanā – contemplation, idea, thought, causing to be
  noun (feminine)

संत्यजामि (saṁtyajāmi) - I abandon, I renounce

(verb)

1st person , singular, active, present indicative (laṭ) of saṃtyaj

Prefix: sam

Root: tyaj (class 1)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of aham

aham - I