योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-172, verse-17

भूतस्यान्तः पदार्थस्य स्मरणं स्मृतिरुच्यते ।
पदार्थस्तु न चैवास्ति न भूतो न भविष्यति ॥ १७ ॥

bhūtasyāntaḥ padārthasya smaraṇaṃ smṛtirucyate ,
padārthastu na caivāsti na bhūto na bhaviṣyati 17

17. bhūtasya antaḥ padārthasya smaraṇam smṛtiḥ ucyate
padārthaḥ tu na ca eva asti na bhūtaḥ na bhaviṣyati

17. bhūtasya antaḥ padārthasya smaraṇam smṛtiḥ ucyate
tu padārthaḥ ca na eva asti na bhūtaḥ na bhaviṣyati

17. Internal recollection (smaraṇa) of a past (bhūta) object (padārtha) is called memory (smṛti). However, an object (padārtha) itself certainly does not exist, neither having existed (bhūta) nor going to exist (bhaviṣyati).

Words meanings summery:

• भूतस्य (bhūtasya) - of the past, of what has been

• अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

• पदार्थस्य (padārthasya) - of an object, of a thing

• स्मरणम् (smaraṇam) - remembering, recollection

• स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection

• उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

• पदार्थः (padārthaḥ) - an object, a thing

• तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

• न (na) - not, no

• च (ca) - and, also

• एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

• अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

• न (na) - neither, not

• भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - past, existed

• न (na) - nor, not

• भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will exist, will be

Words meanings and morphology

भूतस्य (bhūtasya) - of the past, of what has been

(adjective)

Genitive, masculine, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past, existed; a being, an element

Past Passive Participle

Root bhū + kta (ta) suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

अन्तः (antaḥ) - within, inside, internal

(indeclinable)

पदार्थस्य (padārthasya) - of an object, of a thing

(noun)

Genitive, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, object, thing, category

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – word, step, foot, position
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, object, purpose, thing
  noun (masculine)

स्मरणम् (smaraṇam) - remembering, recollection

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of smaraṇa

smaraṇa - remembering, recollection, memory (smaraṇa)

Derived from root smṛ + ana suffix (kṛt affix)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

स्मृतिः (smṛtiḥ) - memory, recollection

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection; sacred tradition (smṛti)

Root: smṛ (class 1)

उच्यते (ucyate) - is called, is said

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, present (lat) of vac

Root: vac (class 2)

पदार्थः (padārthaḥ) - an object, a thing

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of padārtha

padārtha - meaning of a word, object, thing, category

Compound type : tatpurusha (pada+artha)

• pada – word, step, foot, position
  noun (neuter)
• artha – meaning, object, purpose, thing
  noun (masculine)

तु (tu) - but, however, on the other hand

(indeclinable)

न (na) - not, no

(indeclinable)

च (ca) - and, also

(indeclinable)

एव (eva) - indeed, certainly, only

(indeclinable)

अस्ति (asti) - is, exists

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, present (lat) of as

Root: as (class 2)

न (na) - neither, not

(indeclinable)

भूतः (bhūtaḥ) - past, existed

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of bhūta

bhūta - been, become, past, existed; a being, an element

Past Passive Participle

Root bhū + kta (ta) suffix

Root: bhū (class 1)

न (na) - nor, not

(indeclinable)

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati) - will exist, will be

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, future (lṛṭ) of bhū

Root: bhū (class 1)