योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-20, verse-16

प्राक्तनी सा स्मृतिर्लुप्ता युवयोरुदितान्यथा ।
स्वप्ने जाग्रत्स्मृतिर्यद्वदेतन्मरणमङ्गने ॥ १६ ॥

prāktanī sā smṛtirluptā yuvayoruditānyathā ,
svapne jāgratsmṛtiryadvadetanmaraṇamaṅgane 16

16. prāktanī sā smṛtiḥ luptā yuvayoḥ uditā anyathā | svapne
jāgratsmṛtiḥ yadvat etat maraṇam aṅgane || 16 ||

16. aṅgane,
yuvayoḥ sā prāktanī smṛtiḥ luptā,
anyathā uditā (asti) yadvat svapne jāgratsmṛtiḥ (luptā bhavati),
etat maraṇam (asti) 16

16. O beautiful one, that former memory (smṛti) of you two is lost, having been transformed. Just as waking memory (smṛti) vanishes in a dream, this state is akin to death.

Words meanings summery:

• प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - former (former, previous, old, ancient)

• सा (sā) - that (that, she)

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory (smṛti) (memory, recollection, tradition, code of law (smṛti))

• लुप्ता (luptā) - lost (lost, disappeared, forgotten, abolished)

• युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - of you two (of you two, for you two)

• उदिता (uditā) - having been transformed (arisen differently) (arisen, appeared, said, uttered)

• अन्यथा (anyathā) - transformed (in another way) (otherwise, differently, in another way, falsely)

• स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

• जाग्रत्स्मृतिः (jāgratsmṛtiḥ) - waking memory (smṛti)

• यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as (just as, like, in the same way that)

• एतत् (etat) - this state (this)

• मरणम् (maraṇam) - akin to death (death, dying)

• अङ्गने (aṅgane) - O beautiful one! (O beautiful woman! O fair-faced one!)

Words meanings and morphology

प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - former (former, previous, old, ancient)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, old, ancient

Derived from 'prāk' (before) + 'tana' suffix.

सा (sā) - that (that, she)

(pronoun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of tad

tad - that, she, it

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Refers to 'smṛtiḥ'.

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory (smṛti) (memory, recollection, tradition, code of law (smṛti))

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition, sacred tradition, code of law (smṛti)

Derived from √smṛ (to remember) + -ti suffix.

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of 'luptā'.

लुप्ता (luptā) - lost (lost, disappeared, forgotten, abolished)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of lupta

lupta - lost, disappeared, hidden, abolished

past passive participle

Derived from √lup (to break, cut off) + kta suffix.

Root: lup (class 6)

युवयोः (yuvayoḥ) - of you two (of you two, for you two)

(pronoun)

Genitive, dual of yuvām

yuvām - you two

Dual pronoun (2nd person).

Note: Possessive, modifies 'smṛtiḥ'.

उदिता (uditā) - having been transformed (arisen differently) (arisen, appeared, said, uttered)

(participle)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udita

udita - arisen, appeared, come forth, said

past passive participle

Derived from ud- + √i (to go) or ud- + √vad (to speak) + kta suffix. Here implying "turned out" or "appeared".

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

अन्यथा (anyathā) - transformed (in another way) (otherwise, differently, in another way, falsely)

(indeclinable)

From 'anya' + 'thā' suffix.

स्वप्ने (svapne) - in a dream

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of svapna

svapna - dream, sleep

Root: svap (class 2)

जाग्रत्स्मृतिः (jāgratsmṛtiḥ) - waking memory (smṛti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of jāgratsmṛti

jāgratsmṛti - waking memory (smṛti)

Compound: jāgrat (waking) + smṛti (memory).

Compound type : tatpurusha (jāgrat+smṛti)

• jāgrat – waking, awake
  participle
  present active participle
  Present active participle of √jāgṛ (to wake)
  Root: jāgṛ (class 2)
• smṛti – memory, recollection, tradition (smṛti)
  noun (feminine)
  Derived from √smṛ (to remember) + -ti suffix.
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject of implied verb.

यद्वत् (yadvat) - just as (just as, like, in the same way that)

(indeclinable)

Derived from 'yad' (which) + 'vat' suffix (like).

एतत् (etat) - this state (this)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of etad

etad - this, this one

Demonstrative pronoun.

Note: Subject of implied verb "is".

मरणम् (maraṇam) - akin to death (death, dying)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of maraṇa

maraṇa - death, dying

Derived from √mṛ (to die) + -ana suffix.

Root: mṛ (class 6)

Note: Predicate nominative.

अङ्गने (aṅgane) - O beautiful one! (O beautiful woman! O fair-faced one!)

(noun)

Vocative, feminine, singular of aṅganā

aṅganā - woman, beautiful woman, fair-faced one