योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-86, verse-22

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विस्मृतिर्विस्मृता दूरं स्मृतिः स्फुटमनुस्मृता ।
सत्सज्जातमसच्चासत्क्षतं क्षीणं स्थितं स्थितम् ॥ २२ ॥

vismṛtirvismṛtā dūraṃ smṛtiḥ sphuṭamanusmṛtā ,
satsajjātamasaccāsatkṣataṃ kṣīṇaṃ sthitaṃ sthitam 22

22. vismṛtiḥ vismṛtā dūram smṛtiḥ sphuṭam anusmṛtā sat
sat jātam asat ca asat kṣatam kṣīṇam sthitam sthitam

22. vismṛtiḥ dūram vismṛtā smṛtiḥ sphuṭam anusmṛtā sat
sat jātam asat ca asat kṣatam kṣīṇam sthitam sthitam

22. Forgetfulness is forgotten and cast far away; memory is clearly recollected. The existent (sat) has manifested as existent, and the non-existent (asat) has manifested as non-existent. That which was damaged has withered away; that which remained, continues to remain.

Words meanings summery:

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विस्मृतिः (vismṛtiḥ) - forgetfulness, oblivion, loss of memory

विस्मृता (vismṛtā) - forgotten, unremembered

दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, remotely

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection, tradition

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

अनुस्मृता (anusmṛtā) - remembered, recollected

सत् (sat) - that which is truly existent (existent, real, good, true)

सत् (sat) - as existent, as real (existent, real, good, true)

जातम् (jātam) - has become (born, produced, become, happened)

असत् (asat) - that which is non-existent (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

च (ca) - and, also

असत् (asat) - as non-existent (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

क्षतम् (kṣatam) - that which was harmed (injured, wounded, destroyed, harmed)

क्षीणम् (kṣīṇam) - has diminished/withered away (diminished, wasted, perished, exhausted)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - that which remained (stood, remained, existed, stable)

स्थितम् (sthitam) - remains (predicative) (stood, remained, existed, stable)

Words meanings and morphology

विस्मृतिः (vismṛtiḥ) - forgetfulness, oblivion, loss of memory

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vismṛti

vismṛti - forgetfulness, oblivion, loss of memory

From vi-smṛ (to forget). vi prefix + root smṛ.

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

विस्मृता (vismṛtā) - forgotten, unremembered

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of vismṛta

vismṛta - forgotten, unremembered

Past Passive Participle

From vi-smṛ (to forget). vi prefix + root smṛ.

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

दूरम् (dūram) - far, distant, remotely

(indeclinable)

Can be used adverbially.

Note: Used adverbially.

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection, tradition

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, remembrance, tradition, sacred tradition

From root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

स्फुटम् (sphuṭam) - clearly, distinctly, manifest

(indeclinable)

From root sphuṭ (to burst, open). Can be used adverbially.

Root: sphuṭ (class 6)

Note: Used adverbially.

अनुस्मृता (anusmṛtā) - remembered, recollected

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of anusmṛta

anusmṛta - remembered, recollected, thought of

Past Passive Participle

From anu-smṛ (to remember, recall). anu prefix + root smṛ.

Prefix: anu

Root: smṛ (class 1)

सत् (sat) - that which is truly existent (existent, real, good, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, virtuous, being, the existent

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be). P.P. (Parasmaipada) of as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun.

सत् (sat) - as existent, as real (existent, real, good, true)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of sat

sat - existing, real, true, good, virtuous, being, the existent

Present Active Participle

From root as (to be). P.P. (Parasmaipada) of as.

Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicative use with jātam.

जातम् (jātam) - has become (born, produced, become, happened)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of jāta

jāta - born, produced, arisen, happened, become

Past Passive Participle

From root jan (to be born, to produce).

Root: jan (class 4)

असत् (asat) - that which is non-existent (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, the non-existent

Present Active Participle

From a (not) + sat.

Compound type : dvandva (a+sat)

a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix.
sat – existent, real
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Used as a noun.

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

Conjunction.

असत् (asat) - as non-existent (non-existent, unreal, false, bad)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of asat

asat - non-existent, unreal, false, bad, the non-existent

Present Active Participle

From a (not) + sat.

Compound type : dvandva (a+sat)

a – not, un-, non-
indeclinable
Negative prefix.
sat – existent, real
adjective (masculine)
Present Active Participle
From root as (to be).
Root: as (class 2)

Note: Predicative use with implied jātam.

क्षतम् (kṣatam) - that which was harmed (injured, wounded, destroyed, harmed)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣata

kṣata - injured, wounded, harmed, destroyed, damaged

Past Passive Participle

From root kṣaṇ (to injure) or kṣi (to destroy).

Root: kṣaṇ (class 1)

Note: Used as a noun.

क्षीणम् (kṣīṇam) - has diminished/withered away (diminished, wasted, perished, exhausted)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of kṣīṇa