योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-3, chapter-96, verse-23

पूर्वदृष्टमदृष्टं वा प्राग्दृष्टमिति निश्चयैः ।
यदैवेहां विधत्तेऽन्तस्तदा स्मृतिरुदाहृता ॥ २३ ॥

pūrvadṛṣṭamadṛṣṭaṃ vā prāgdṛṣṭamiti niścayaiḥ ,
yadaivehāṃ vidhatte'ntastadā smṛtirudāhṛtā 23

23. pūrva-dṛṣṭam adṛṣṭam vā prāg-dṛṣṭam iti niścayaiḥ
yadā eva īhām vidhatte antaḥ tadā smṛtiḥ udāhṛtā

23. yadā antaḥ pūrva-dṛṣṭam adṛṣṭam vā prāg-dṛṣṭam iti niścayaiḥ eva īhām vidhatte,
tadā smṛtiḥ udāhṛtā.

23. When the inner faculty, through firm convictions such as 'this was seen before,' undertakes an effort concerning something that was either directly perceived in the past or is currently imperceptible, then it is declared to be memory (smṛti).

Words meanings summery:

• पूर्व-दृष्टम् (pūrva-dṛṣṭam) - seen previously, seen before

• अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen, unexperienced, imperceptible (now)

• वा (vā) - or

• प्राग्-दृष्टम् (prāg-dṛṣṭam) - seen previously, seen before

• इति (iti) - thus, as

• निश्चयैः (niścayaiḥ) - by determinations, by convictions

• यदा (yadā) - when

• एव (eva) - indeed, only

• ईहाम् (īhām) - effort, desire

• विधत्ते (vidhatte) - undertakes, performs, makes

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner faculty, mind

• तदा (tadā) - then

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection (smṛti)

• उदाहृता (udāhṛtā) - is declared, is spoken of

Words meanings and morphology

पूर्व-दृष्टम् (pūrva-dṛṣṭam) - seen previously, seen before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of pūrva-dṛṣṭa

pūrva-dṛṣṭa - previously seen, pre-perceived

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : karmadhāraya (pūrva+dṛṣṭa)

• pūrva – former, prior, previous
  adjective
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - unseen, unexperienced, imperceptible (now)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭa

adṛṣṭa - not seen, invisible, unperceived, unknown, unseen fate

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa)

• a – not, non-
  indeclinable
  negative prefix
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

वा (vā) - or

(indeclinable)

प्राग्-दृष्टम् (prāg-dṛṣṭam) - seen previously, seen before

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāg-dṛṣṭa

prāg-dṛṣṭa - previously seen

Past Passive Participle

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāk+dṛṣṭa)

• prāk – before, formerly, previously
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  adjective
  Past Passive Participle
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

इति (iti) - thus, as

(indeclinable)

Note: Used to introduce a quotation or definition

निश्चयैः (niścayaiḥ) - by determinations, by convictions

(noun)

Instrumental, masculine, plural of niścaya

niścaya - determination, certainty, firm resolve, conviction

derived from niś-ci, to ascertain

Prefix: niś

Root: ci (class 5)

यदा (yadā) - when

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, only

(indeclinable)

ईहाम् (īhām) - effort, desire

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of īhā

īhā - activity, effort, desire, wish

Root: īh (class 1)

विधत्ते (vidhatte) - undertakes, performs, makes

(verb)

3rd person , singular, middle, present (laṭ) of vi + dhā

Prefix: vi

Root: dhā (class 3)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - inner faculty, mind

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of antar

antar - interior, within, in the mind, heart, inner self

Note: Used as a masculine noun here, referring to the inner self or mind

तदा (tadā) - then

(indeclinable)

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection (smṛti)

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition (smṛti)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

उदाहृता (udāhṛtā) - is declared, is spoken of

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of ud + ā + hṛ

hṛ - to carry, to take, to offer

Past Passive Participle

Prefixes: ud+ā

Root: hṛ (class 1)

Note: Past Passive Participle, agreeing with 'smṛtiḥ'

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