योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-31, verse-23

तस्मात्सर्वमनाश्रित्य व्योमवत्समुपास्यताम् ।
अपुनःस्मरणं श्रेय इह विस्मरणं परम् ॥ २३ ॥

tasmātsarvamanāśritya vyomavatsamupāsyatām ,
apunaḥsmaraṇaṃ śreya iha vismaraṇaṃ param 23

23. tasmāt sarvam anāśritya vyomavat sam upāsyatām
apunaḥsmaraṇam śreyaḥ iha vismaraṇam param

23. tasmāt sarvam anāśritya vyomavat sam upāsyatām
iha apunaḥsmaraṇam śreyaḥ param vismaraṇam

23. Therefore, having relied on nothing at all, let it be meditated upon like the sky. Here, not remembering again is beneficial; supreme is forgetting.

Words meanings summery:

• तस्मात् (tasmāt) - for that reason, consequently (therefore, from that)

• सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all things (all, whole, every)

• अनाश्रित्य (anāśritya) - by not depending on, by not taking refuge in (without resorting to, not having relied upon)

• व्योमवत् (vyomavat) - like the vast, empty sky (like the sky, sky-like)

• सम् (sam) - prefix intensifying the verb's action (with, together, completely, well)

• उपास्यताम् (upāsyatām) - let it be contemplated or practiced (let it be meditated upon, let it be worshipped)

• अपुनःस्मरणम् (apunaḥsmaraṇam) - the state of not recalling past experiences (not remembering again, non-recollection)

• श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - more beneficial, preferable (better, superior, beneficial, auspicious)

• इह (iha) - in this life, in this regard (here, in this world/context)

• विस्मरणम् (vismaraṇam) - the act or state of complete forgetting (forgetting, oblivion)

• परम् (param) - the ultimate good, superior (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

Words meanings and morphology

तस्मात् (tasmāt) - for that reason, consequently (therefore, from that)

(indeclinable)

Note: Originally ablative singular of `tad`, here used adverbially.

सर्वम् (sarvam) - everything, all things (all, whole, every)

(pronoun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of sarva

sarva - all, whole, every, entire

अनाश्रित्य (anāśritya) - by not depending on, by not taking refuge in (without resorting to, not having relied upon)

(indeclinable)

absolutive

Absolutive (gerund) of `ā-śri` with negative prefix `an-`.

Prefixes: an+ā

Root: śri (class 1)

व्योमवत् (vyomavat) - like the vast, empty sky (like the sky, sky-like)

(adjective)

of vyomavat

vyomavat - like the sky

Noun `vyoman` with suffix `vat` (denoting similarity).

Compound type : suffixal compound (vyoman+vat)

• vyoman – sky, heaven, ether, atmosphere
  noun (neuter)
• vat – like, as, similar to
  indeclinable
  Suffix indicating similarity.

Note: Used adverbially.

सम् (sam) - prefix intensifying the verb's action (with, together, completely, well)

(indeclinable)

Upasarga (preverb).

Note: Upasarga, functions as a prefix to the verb `upāsyatām`.

उपास्यताम् (upāsyatām) - let it be contemplated or practiced (let it be meditated upon, let it be worshipped)

(verb)

3rd person , singular, passive, imperative (loṭ) of upāsya

Root `ās` (2nd class) with prefixes `upa` and `ā`, potential passive imperative.

Prefixes: upa+ā

Root: ās (class 2)

अपुनःस्मरणम् (apunaḥsmaraṇam) - the state of not recalling past experiences (not remembering again, non-recollection)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of apunaḥsmaraṇa

apunaḥsmaraṇa - not remembering again, non-recollection

Compound type : nañ-tatpuruṣa (a+punaḥsmaraṇa)

• a – not, non-, un-
  indeclinable
  Negative prefix.
• punaḥsmaraṇa – repeated remembrance, remembering again
  noun (neuter)
  From `punaḥ` (again) + `smaraṇa` (remembering).
  Root: smṛ (class 1)

श्रेयः (śreyaḥ) - more beneficial, preferable (better, superior, beneficial, auspicious)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of śreyas

śreyas - better, superior, excellent, beneficial, spiritual welfare

Comparative form of `pra-śasta` (excellent).

इह (iha) - in this life, in this regard (here, in this world/context)

(indeclinable)

विस्मरणम् (vismaraṇam) - the act or state of complete forgetting (forgetting, oblivion)

(noun)

Nominative, neuter, singular of vismaraṇa

vismaraṇa - forgetting, oblivion, memory loss

verbal noun

Verbal noun from root `smṛ` (to remember) with prefix `vi` (denoting separation/reversal).

Prefix: vi

Root: smṛ (class 1)

परम् (param) - the ultimate good, superior (supreme, highest, ultimate, greatest)

(adjective)

Nominative, neuter, singular of para

para - other, subsequent, highest, supreme, ultimate