Sutra 3.37

ते समाधावुपसर्गा व्युत्थाने सिद्धयः॥३७॥

te samādhav-upasargā[ḥ]-vyutthāne siddhayaḥ ॥37॥
te=they (the powers); samādhau=in samadhi; upasargā[ḥ]=obstacles; vyutthāne=outgoing, rising up; siddhayaḥ=powers

Sw. Satchidananda

These [superphysical sense] are obstacles to [nirbija] Samadhi but are siddhis (powers or accomplishments) in the worldly pursuits.

Bryant

These powers are accomplishments for the mind that is outgoing but obstacles to samadhi.

Taimni

They are the obstacles in the way of Samadhi and powers when the mind is outward-turned.

Aranya

They (These Powers) Are Impediments To Samadhi, But Are Acquitions IN a Normal Fluxuating State Of Mind.

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