योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-184, verse-39

कुन्ददन्त उवाच ।
प्राग्दृष्टं स्मृतिमायाति तत्स्वसंकल्पनान्यतः ।
भाति प्रथमसर्गे तु कस्य प्राग्दृष्टभासनम् ॥ ३९ ॥

kundadanta uvāca ,
prāgdṛṣṭaṃ smṛtimāyāti tatsvasaṃkalpanānyataḥ ,
bhāti prathamasarge tu kasya prāgdṛṣṭabhāsanam 39

39. kundadantaḥ uvāca prāgdṛṣṭam smṛtim āyāti tat svasaṅkalpanā
anyataḥ bhāti prathamasarge tu kasya prāgdṛṣṭabhāsanam

39. kundadantaḥ uvāca prāgdṛṣṭam smṛtim āyāti tat svasaṅkalpanā
anyataḥ tu prathamasarge kasya prāgdṛṣṭabhāsanam bhāti

39. Kundadanta said: 'What was seen previously comes into memory (smṛti), and that memory arises either from one's own mental construction or from another source. But in the very first creation (sarga), for whom does the manifestation of previously seen things occur?'

Words meanings summery:

• कुन्ददन्तः (kundadantaḥ) - Kundadanta (proper name)

• उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

• प्राग्दृष्टम् (prāgdṛṣṭam) - what was seen before, previously seen

• स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - into memory (memory (smṛti))

• आयाति (āyāti) - comes into (comes, approaches)

• तत् (tat) - that (referring to the memory or previously seen thing) (that, it)

• स्वसङ्कल्पना (svasaṅkalpanā) - one's own imagination/conception/resolve

• अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from another, from another source

• भाति (bhāti) - occurs, manifests (appears, shines, manifests)

• प्रथमसर्गे (prathamasarge) - in the first creation/cycle

• तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

• कस्य (kasya) - for whom (whose, for whom)

• प्राग्दृष्टभासनम् (prāgdṛṣṭabhāsanam) - manifestation of what was seen before, appearance of previous experience

Words meanings and morphology

कुन्ददन्तः (kundadantaḥ) - Kundadanta (proper name)

(proper noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of kundadanta

kundadanta - one with jasmine-like teeth (a proper name)

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (kunda+danta)

• kunda – jasmine flower
  noun (neuter)
• danta – tooth
  noun (masculine)

उवाच (uvāca) - said, spoke

(verb)

3rd person , singular, active, perfect (liṭ) of vac

perfect tense

Perfect tense, third person singular, active voice of root vac.

Root: vac (class 2)

प्राग्दृष्टम् (prāgdṛṣṭam) - what was seen before, previously seen

(participle)

Accusative, neuter, singular of prāgdṛṣṭa

prāgdṛṣṭa - previously seen

Past Passive Participle

From prāk (before) + root dṛś (to see) + kta suffix.

Compound type : avyayībhāva (prāk+dṛṣṭa)

• prāk – before, formerly, eastward
  indeclinable
• dṛṣṭa – seen, perceived
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From root dṛś (to see)
  Root: dṛś (class 1)

Note: Substantivized participle.

स्मृतिम् (smṛtim) - into memory (memory (smṛti))

(noun)

Accusative, feminine, singular of smṛti

smṛti - memory, recollection, tradition

From root smṛ (to remember).

Root: smṛ (class 1)

आयाति (āyāti) - comes into (comes, approaches)

(verb)

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

present stem

Present tense, third person singular, active voice of root gam with prefix ā.

Prefix: ā

Root: gam (class 1)

तत् (tat) - that (referring to the memory or previously seen thing) (that, it)

(pronoun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of tad

tad - that, this, it

स्वसङ्कल्पना (svasaṅkalpanā) - one's own imagination/conception/resolve

(noun)

Nominative, feminine, singular of svasaṅkalpanā

svasaṅkalpanā - self-conception, one's own resolve/imagination

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (sva+saṅkalpanā)

• sva – own, self
  pronoun/adjective
• saṅkalpanā – conception, resolve, imagination
  noun (feminine)
  From sam + kḷp
  Prefix: sam
  Root: kḷp (class 1)

Note: Functions with anyataḥ implying an ablative sense of source.

अन्यतः (anyataḥ) - from another, from another source

(indeclinable)

Ablative suffix tas from anya (other).

Note: Functions as an ablative.

भाति (bhāti) - occurs, manifests (appears, shines, manifests)

(verb)

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

present stem

Present tense, third person singular, active voice of root bhā.

Root: bhā (class 2)

प्रथमसर्गे (prathamasarge) - in the first creation/cycle

(noun)

Locative, masculine, singular of prathamasarga

prathamasarga - first creation, primary emanation

Compound type : karmadhāraya (prathama+sarga)

• prathama – first, foremost
  adjective
• sarga – creation, emanation, chapter, section
  noun (masculine)
  From sṛj (to create, emit)
  Root: sṛj (class 6)

Note: Refers to the beginning of a cosmic cycle or world creation.

तु (tu) - but (but, indeed, however)

(indeclinable)

कस्य (kasya) - for whom (whose, for whom)

(pronoun)

Genitive, singular of kim

kim - who, what, which

Genitive singular of interrogative pronoun kim.

Note: Expresses possession or relation.

प्राग्दृष्टभासनम् (prāgdṛṣṭabhāsanam) - manifestation of what was seen before, appearance of previous experience

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of prāgdṛṣṭabhāsana

prāgdṛṣṭabhāsana - manifestation of previously seen things

From prāgdṛṣṭa (previously seen) + bhāsana (shining, appearing).

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (prāgdṛṣṭa+bhāsana)

• prāgdṛṣṭa – previously seen
  participle (neuter)
  Past Passive Participle
  From prāk + dṛś
  Root: dṛś (class 1)
• bhāsana – shining, appearing, manifestation
  noun (neuter)
  From bhā (to shine)
  Root: bhā (class 2)