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    About Śabdayoga Blog author Jayaraman Mahadevan    स्मृतिः- Smṛti Etymology स्मृ + क्तिन् = स्मृतिः smṛ+ktin = smṛtiḥ   smṛ is the root that means - स्मृत्याम् - smṛtyām- to remember. (There are other smṛ roots which mean आध्यान ādhyāna – mediate , चिन्ता Cintā – worry ) ktin is the suffix which is used to indicate Bh āva – the act. This suffix is added as per the grammatical rule स्त्रियां क्तिन् striyāṃ ktin (Aṣṭādhyāyī 3.3.94) The derivation statement of the term would then be - स्मर्यते इति स्मृति smaryate iti smṛti – the act of remembering.   Lexicon There are two references to this term in amarakośa. स्मृतिस्तु धर्मसंहिता …1.6.6 smṛtistu dharmasaṃhitā smṛti refers to the compendium on Dharma स्याच्चिन्ता स्मृतिराध्यानम्   …1.7.29 syāccintā smṛtirādhyānam Cintā, smṛti and ādhyāna are synonyms. (the words may mean remembering, worry, meditation)   Textual occu...

    About Śabdayoga Blog author Jayaraman Mahadevan   स्वरूपम्- Svarūpa Etymology स्वस्य रूपम्   = स्वरूपम् svasya rūpam   = Svarūpam This is a compound term. Svasya of oneself (first term), Rūpam – form (second term) - One’s own form This is a ṣaṣṭhītatpuruṣa compound as per the grammatical   rule षष्ठी ṣaṣṭhī (aṣṭādhyāyī 2.2.8)   Lexicon There are two references in Amarakośa for Svarūpa.   … स्वरूपं च स्वभावश्च निसर्गश्च …(1.7.38) … Svarūpa, svabhāva, nisarga indicate the meaning nature.   प्राप्तरूपस्वरूपाभिरूपा बुधमनोज्ञयोः (3.3.131) The words prāptarūpa, Svarūpa, abhirūpa are used to indicate an intelligent person. It can also be used to indicate a beautiful entity.   Textual occurrences Yogasūtra There are nine occurrences of the term Svarūpa in this text. The following is a chapter-wise summary.   Chapter 1 – 2 occurrences 1.      तदा द्रष्टुः स्...