योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-90, verse-9

यथाहं दृष्टवांस्तानि जगन्त्यवनिरूपधृक् ।
तथा मया जलीभूय दृष्टं तादृशमेव तत् ॥ ९ ॥

yathāhaṃ dṛṣṭavāṃstāni jagantyavanirūpadhṛk ,
tathā mayā jalībhūya dṛṣṭaṃ tādṛśameva tat 9

9. yathā aham dṛṣṭavān tāni jaganti avanirūpadhṛk
tathā mayā jalībhūya dṛṣṭam tādṛśam eva tat

9. yathā aham avanirūpadhṛk tāni jaganti dṛṣṭavān
tathā mayā jalībhūya tādṛśam eva tat dṛṣṭam

9. Just as I, embodying the earth, saw those worlds, so too, having become water, I saw that very same thing.

Words meanings summery:

• यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

• अहम् (aham) - I

• दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, who saw

• तानि (tāni) - those

• जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds

• अवनिरूपधृक् (avanirūpadhṛk) - holding the form of the earth, embodying the earth

• तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way

• मया (mayā) - by me

• जलीभूय (jalībhūya) - having become water

• दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen, perceived

• तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

• एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

• तत् (tat) - that

Words meanings and morphology

यथा (yathā) - as, just as, according to

(indeclinable)

अहम् (aham) - I

(pronoun)

Nominative, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Nominative singular of mad (first person pronoun)

दृष्टवान् (dṛṣṭavān) - having seen, who saw

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of dṛṣṭavat

dṛṣṭavat - having seen

Past Active Participle

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -tavat

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Matches 'aham' in gender, number, case.

तानि (tāni) - those

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of tad

tad - that, those

Nominative/Accusative plural of tad (neuter)

Note: Refers to 'jaganti'.

जगन्ति (jaganti) - worlds

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, plural of jagat

jagat - world, universe

Note: Object of 'dṛṣṭavān'.

अवनिरूपधृक् (avanirūpadhṛk) - holding the form of the earth, embodying the earth

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of avanirūpadhṛt

avanirūpadhṛt - one who assumes the form of the earth

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (avani+rūpa+dhṛt)

• avani – earth
  noun (feminine)
• rūpa – form, shape
  noun (neuter)
• dhṛt – holder, bearer
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent noun from root dhṛ (to hold)
  Root: dhṛ (class 1)

Note: Modifies 'aham'.

तथा (tathā) - similarly, in that way

(indeclinable)

मया (mayā) - by me

(pronoun)

Instrumental, singular of mad

mad - I, me

Instrumental singular of mad (first person pronoun)

Note: Agent in passive construction.

जलीभूय (jalībhūya) - having become water

(indeclinable)

Absolutive (gerund)

Formed from jalībhū (to become water) with suffix -ya

Root: bhū (class 1)

दृष्टम् (dṛṣṭam) - was seen, perceived

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of dṛṣṭa

dṛṣṭa - seen, perceived

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root dṛś with suffix -ta

Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Main verbal participle in passive voice, agrees with 'tat'.

तादृशम् (tādṛśam) - such, of that kind

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tādṛśa

tādṛśa - of such a kind, similar to that

Note: Modifies 'tat'.

एव (eva) - indeed, only, very

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphasizes 'tādṛśam tat'.

तत् (tat) - that

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that

Nominative singular of tad (neuter)

Note: Subject of the passive clause 'dṛṣṭam'.