योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-3, verse-2

तदत्र प्राक्तनी ब्रह्मन्स्मृतिः कस्मान्न कारणम् ।
यथा मम तवान्यस्य भूतानां चेति मे वद ॥ २ ॥

tadatra prāktanī brahmansmṛtiḥ kasmānna kāraṇam ,
yathā mama tavānyasya bhūtānāṃ ceti me vada 2

2. tat atra prāktanī brahman smṛtiḥ kasmāt na kāraṇam
| yathā mama tava anyasya bhūtānām ca iti me vada ||

2. brahman tat atra prāktanī smṛtiḥ kasmāt kāraṇam na (bhavati)? mama tava anyasya bhūtānām ca yathā (bhavati),
iti me vada

2. Therefore, O Brahmin, why is past memory (smṛti) not the cause here, as it is for me, for you, and for other living beings (bhūta)? Please explain this to me.

Words meanings summery:

• तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

• अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

• प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - former, previous, ancient

• ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O sage

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection

• कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause, for what reason

• न (na) - not, no

• कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

• यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

• मम (mama) - my, of me

• तव (tava) - your, of you

• अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, of other

• भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings (bhūta) (of beings, of creatures)

• च (ca) - and

• इति (iti) - thus, so (indicating direct speech or a thought)

• मे (me) - to me, for me

• वद (vada) - tell, speak

Words meanings and morphology

तत् (tat) - therefore, so, that

(indeclinable)

अत्र (atra) - here, in this regard

(indeclinable)

प्राक्तनी (prāktanī) - former, previous, ancient

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of prāktana

prāktana - former, previous, ancient, belonging to a former time

Derived from prāk (formerly) + tana (suffix indicating time)

ब्रह्मन् (brahman) - O Brahmin, O sage

(noun)

Vocative, masculine, singular of brahman

brahman - a Brahmin, a holy man, a sage

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition (smṛti)

कस्मात् (kasmāt) - why, from what cause, for what reason

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

कारणम् (kāraṇam) - cause, reason, instrument

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kāraṇa

kāraṇa - cause, reason, motive, instrument

यथा (yathā) - just as, as, in the manner that

(indeclinable)

मम (mama) - my, of me

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

तव (tava) - your, of you

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of yuṣmad

yuṣmad - you (second person pronoun)

अन्यस्य (anyasya) - of another, of other

(pronoun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of anya

anya - other, another, different

भूतानाम् (bhūtānām) - of living beings (bhūta) (of beings, of creatures)

(noun)

Genitive, neuter, plural of bhūta

bhūta - a being, creature, element, the past

Past Passive Participle (when meaning 'been')

Root: bhū (class 1)

च (ca) - and

(indeclinable)

इति (iti) - thus, so (indicating direct speech or a thought)

(indeclinable)

मे (me) - to me, for me

(pronoun)

Dative, singular of asmad

asmad - I, me (first person pronoun)

Note: Also occurs as a genitive singular.

वद (vada) - tell, speak

(verb)

2nd person , singular, active, imperative (loṭ) of vad

Root: vad (class 1)