शिष्य उवाच ।पदार्थमेव जानामि नाद्यापि भगवन्स्फुटम् ।अहं ब्रह्मेति वाक्यार्थं प्रतिपद्ये कथं वद ॥ ९ ॥
In plain words
The student said: Master, even now I don't clearly understand even what the separate words mean. So tell me — how am I to arrive at the meaning of the whole sentence, "I am Brahman"?
Close to the Sanskrit
The disciple said: O Blessed One, even now I do not clearly know even the meaning of the words; how am I to comprehend the sentence-meaning, 'I am Brahman'? Tell me.