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7,143

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-143, verse-73

एतन्म्लेच्छादिदेशेषु मृतानां दर्शनात्पुनः ।
स्मृतिपूर्वं च कथनात्प्रत्यक्षमनुभूयते ॥ ७३ ॥
etanmlecchādideśeṣu mṛtānāṃ darśanātpunaḥ ,
smṛtipūrvaṃ ca kathanātpratyakṣamanubhūyate 73
73. etat mlecchādideśeṣu mṛtānām darśanāt punaḥ
smṛtipūrvaṃ ca kathanāt pratyakṣam anubhūyate
73. etat mlecchādideśeṣu mṛtānām darśanāt punaḥ
smṛtipūrvaṃ ca kathanāt pratyakṣam anubhūyate
73. This is directly experienced (pratyakṣam anubhūyate) by seeing the dead in countries of Mlecchas and others (mlecchādideśeṣu), and moreover (punaḥ), through narrations (kathanāt) that are preceded by memory (smṛtipūrvaṃ).

Words meanings summery:

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  • एतत् (etat) - this, this one
  • म्लेच्छादिदेशेषु (mlecchādideśeṣu) - in countries of Mlecchas and others, in barbarian lands
  • मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of the dead, of deceased persons
  • दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, from the sight
  • पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand
  • स्मृतिपूर्वं (smṛtipūrvaṁ) - preceded by memory, with memory
  • (ca) - and
  • कथनात् (kathanāt) - from narrating, from telling, from narration
  • प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly, perceptibly, evident
  • अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived

Words meanings and morphology

एतत् (etat) - this, this one
(pronoun)
neuter, singular of etad
etad - this, this one
Note: Refers to the concept discussed in the previous verse (dream-like nature of saṃsāra).
म्लेच्छादिदेशेषु (mlecchādideśeṣu) - in countries of Mlecchas and others, in barbarian lands
(noun)
Locative, masculine, plural of mlecchādideśa
mlecchādideśa - country of Mlecchas (foreigners/barbarians) and the like
Compound type : dvandva/tatpuruṣa (mleccha+ādi+deśa)
  • mleccha – foreigner, barbarian, non-Aryan
    noun (masculine)
  • ādi – beginning, etcetera, and others
    indeclinable
  • deśa – country, region, place
    noun (masculine)
मृतानाम् (mṛtānām) - of the dead, of deceased persons
(adjective/noun)
Note: Refers to deceased individuals.
दर्शनात् (darśanāt) - from seeing, from the sight
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of darśana
darśana - seeing, sight, perception, appearance
Derived from root dṛś (to see)
Root: dṛś (class 1)
Note: Indicates the cause or source of experience.
पुनः (punaḥ) - again, moreover, but, on the other hand
(indeclinable)
Note: Adds emphasis or indicates another point.
स्मृतिपूर्वं (smṛtipūrvaṁ) - preceded by memory, with memory
(adjective)
neuter, singular of smṛtipūrva
smṛtipūrva - preceded by memory, having memory as its पूर्व (pūrva) or cause
Compound type : bahuvrīhi/tatpuruṣa (smṛti+pūrva)
  • smṛti – memory, recollection
    noun (feminine)
  • pūrva – former, prior, preceded by
    adjective (neuter)
Note: Qualifies 'kathanāt' (implicitly) or the 'anubhūyate' (the experience itself).
(ca) - and
(indeclinable)
Note: Connects 'darśanāt' and 'kathanāt'.
कथनात् (kathanāt) - from narrating, from telling, from narration
(noun)
Ablative, neuter, singular of kathana
kathana - telling, narrating, narration
Derived from root kath (to tell)
Root: kath (class 10)
Note: Indicates the source of experience.
प्रत्यक्षम् (pratyakṣam) - directly, perceptibly, evident
(indeclinable)
Derived from prati-akṣa (before the eye)
Compound type : avyayībhāva/tatpuruṣa (prati+akṣa)
  • prati – towards, against, in front of
    indeclinable
  • akṣa – eye, sense organ
    noun (neuter)
Note: Functions adverbially, 'directly'.
अनुभूयते (anubhūyate) - is experienced, is perceived
(verb)
3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of anubhū
present passive, 3rd person singular
Derived from anu-bhū
Prefix: anu
Root: bhū (class 1)