Paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā
Having set up memory (mindfulness) in front of him;
he should establish (the memory of the Teaching) back on.
AN 4.36 - SN 54.1 - SN 54.7
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Paṇidhāya
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Pali:
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Optative of paṇidahati [pa+ni+dhā]
- to put forth，put down to，apply，direct，intend； aspire to，long for，pray for.
Sanskrit:
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प्र pra [ prá ] - ind.
- before, forward , in front , on , forth.
नि ni ] - ind.
- down , back , in , into , within.
धा √ dhā
- to take or bring (RV. AV. ŚBr.)
- to appoint , establish , constitute (RV. ŚBr.)
- to make , produce , perform , execute (RV. TBr. ŚvetUp.)
- to put , place , set (RV.)
- to direct or fix the mind or attention upon , think of (RV.)
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Parimukhaṃ
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Pali:
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Parimukha （adj．） [pari+mukha]
- facing，in front.
Sanskrit:
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परि pari - ind.
- as a prep. ( with acc.) about (in space and time) (RV. AV.)
- in the direction of , towards , to (RV. AV.)
- round , around , about , round about (RV.)
मुख mukha - n.
- the fore part , front , van (of an army) (TBr. MBh.)
- the chief , principal (ŚBr. MBh.)
- the upper part , head , top , tip or point of anything (Br. MBh.)
- introduction , commencement , beginning (Br. MBh.)
- the mouth , face , countenance (RV.) ?
Sati (recollection of the Dhamma - aka mindfulness) is the gatekeeper of the six internal sense bases. Recollection of the Dhamma is this ultimate gatekeeper. A gatekeeper that stands in front (like the van of an army,) to protect the sense bases.
https://suttacentral.net/en/sn35.245/15
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Satiṃ
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Pali:
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Sati （f．） [Vedic smṛti]
- memory，recognition.
Sanskrit:
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√ स्मृ smṛ - ( स्मर smara [act. smṛ])
- to remember , recollect , bear in mind , call to mind , think of , be mindful of (RV.)
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स्मृति smṛti [act. √ स्मृ smṛ]
- remembrance , reminiscence , thinking of or upon , calling to mind , memory (AV(Ś). TĀr. ChUp. MBh.)
Each *thoughtless* ill that we have done, O Agni, all error in our conduct, Jātavedas!
Therefrom do thou, O sapient God, preserve us. May we thy friends, for bliss, have life eternal.
yad *asmṛti* cakṛma kiṃ cid agna upārima caraṇe jātavedaḥ |
tataḥ pāhi tvaṃ naḥ pracetaḥ śubhe sakhibhyo amṛtatvam astu
AVŚ 7.106
When one's food is pure, one's being become pure. When one's being become pure, one's *memory* becomes strong. When *memory* becomes
strong, all the knots are cut away.
ChUp 7.26.2
Is it this heart and this mind that were stated earlier. Is it awareness, perception, discernment, cognition, wisdom, insight, steadfastness, thinking,
reflection, drive, *memory*, intention, purpose, will, love? and such others.
All these verily are various designations of cognition.
yadetaddhṛdayaṃ manaścaitat । saṃjñānamājñānaṃ vijñānaṃ prajñānaṃ medhā dṛṣṭidhṛ।rtimatirmanīṣā jūtiḥ *smṛtiḥ* saṃkalpaḥ kraturasuḥ kāmo vaśa
iti ।
sarvāṇyevaitāni prajñānasya nāmadheyāni bhavaṃti
AitUp. 3.2
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Note: Memory is a somewhat proactive entity in the Vedic literature:
"Expectation surely is greater than memory. Kindled by expectation, memory recites the hymns, performs rites, desires sons and cattle, desires this world and the next."
āśā vāva smarādbhūyasyāśeddho vai smaro mantrānadhīte karmāṇi kurute putrāmśca paśūmścecchata imaṃ ca
lokamamuṃ cecchata āśāmupāssveti.
ChUPp. 7.14.1
Which goes well with the pericope "Paṇidhāya parimukhaṃ satiṃ upaṭṭhapetvā" - in which memory (mindfulness) is first "called" to stand by; and then somewhat "asked" to perform the act of retrieving the Teaching (or something else in other cases).
Note also that the AV(Ś) pericope Each *thoughtless* ill that we have done, denotes that "thoughtless" is kind of dependent on the fact that the person did not know, or was not bearing in mind, the teaching of the Veda. If he had had present in mind the Teaching, he would not have done ill.
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Upaṭṭhapetvā
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Absolutive of upaṭṭhahati.
Upaṭṭhahati，& °ṭṭhāti [upa + sthā]
- to stand near or at hand，to wait on，attend on，serve，minister，to care for，look after.
- to stand out or forth，to appear，to arise，occur，to be present.
Sanskrit:
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उप upa [ úpa ] - ind.
- towards , near to ( opposed to [ apa ] , away), by the side of , with , together with.
√ स्था sthā
- to cause to stand , place, set , lay, establish (AV.)
- to stand by , abide by , be near to , be on the side of (RV.)
- to be , exist , be present , be obtainable or at hand (AV.)
- to arise from (abl. or gen.) (RV. ChUp.)
- to be founded or rest or depend on (RV. AV. MBh.)
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