योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-49, verse-31

द्रष्टानुभूतमप्यर्थं कदाचिद्विस्मरत्यलम् ।
कदाचिदप्यदृष्टं तु चेतः पश्यति दृष्टवत् ॥ ३१ ॥

draṣṭānubhūtamapyarthaṃ kadācidvismaratyalam ,
kadācidapyadṛṣṭaṃ tu cetaḥ paśyati dṛṣṭavat 31

31. draṣṭaanubhūtam api artham kadācit vismarati alam
kadācit api adṛṣṭam tu cetaḥ paśyati dṛṣṭavat

31. (cetaḥ) kadācit draṣṭaanubhūtam api artham alam vismarati.
tu kadācit api adṛṣṭam cetaḥ dṛṣṭavat paśyati.

31. The mind (cetas) sometimes completely forgets an object (artha) that has even been seen and experienced. But sometimes, the mind (cetas) perceives even what has not been seen, as if it were seen.

Words meanings summery:

• द्रष्टअनुभूतम् (draṣṭaanubhūtam) - which has been seen and experienced (seen and experienced)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अर्थम् (artham) - an object (artha) (object, purpose, meaning, wealth)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

• विस्मरति (vismarati) - forgets (forgets, abandons, neglects)

• अलम् (alam) - completely, entirely (sufficiently, enough, completely, indeed)

• कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

• अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

• अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - what has not been seen (unseen, invisible, unperceived)

• तु (tu) - but (indicating contrast) (but, indeed, yet)

• चेतः (cetaḥ) - the mind (cetas) (mind, consciousness, heart, intellect)

• पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives, sees (sees, perceives, beholds)

• दृष्टवत् (dṛṣṭavat) - as if it were seen (as if seen, like what has been seen)

Words meanings and morphology

द्रष्टअनुभूतम् (draṣṭaanubhūtam) - which has been seen and experienced (seen and experienced)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of draṣṭaanubhūta

draṣṭaanubhūta - seen and experienced

Compound type : dvandva (draṣṭa+anubhūta)

• draṣṭa – seen, viewed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• anubhūta – experienced, felt, perceived
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root anu-bhū (to experience)
  Prefix: anu
  Root: bhū (class 1)

Note: Qualifies `artham`.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अर्थम् (artham) - an object (artha) (object, purpose, meaning, wealth)

(noun)

Accusative, masculine, singular of artha

artha - object, thing, purpose, meaning, wealth, goal

Note: Object of `vismarati`.

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

विस्मरति (vismarati) - forgets (forgets, abandons, neglects)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of vismṛ

present tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

Note: Subject is `cetaḥ` (mind), which is implied in the first half and explicit in the second.

अलम् (alam) - completely, entirely (sufficiently, enough, completely, indeed)

(indeclinable)

कदाचित् (kadācit) - sometimes (sometimes, at some time, perhaps)

(indeclinable)

Note: Repetition for contrast.

अपि (api) - even (also, even, too)

(indeclinable)

Note: Emphatic particle.

अदृष्टम् (adṛṣṭam) - what has not been seen (unseen, invisible, unperceived)

(adjective)

Accusative, neuter, singular of adṛṣṭa

adṛṣṭa - unseen, invisible, unknown, destiny, fate

Past Passive Participle (negative)

from a (not) + dṛś (to see)

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+dṛṣṭa)

• a – not, un-
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen, viewed
  adjective (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  from root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Object of `paśyati`.

तु (tu) - but (indicating contrast) (but, indeed, yet)

(indeclinable)

चेतः (cetaḥ) - the mind (cetas) (mind, consciousness, heart, intellect)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of cetas

cetas - mind, intellect, consciousness, heart, understanding

Root: cit (class 1)

Note: Subject of `paśyati`.

पश्यति (paśyati) - perceives, sees (sees, perceives, beholds)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (laṭ) of dṛś

present tense, 3rd person singular, parasmaipada. Irregular stem paśya-.

Root: dṛś (class 1)

दृष्टवत् (dṛṣṭavat) - as if it were seen (as if seen, like what has been seen)

(indeclinable)

suffix -vat (like, as)

from dṛṣṭa (seen) + -vat

Note: Adverb of manner.