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.

2. הוֹ בְּרַהְמַן, אמור לי, מדוע הזיכרון מגלגולים קודמים אינו המקור לכך כאן, כפי שהוא אצלי, אצלך ואצל שאר היצורים?

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)

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