चित्तवृत्ति

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Etymology edit

चित्त (citta) +‎ वृत्ति (vṛtti)

Noun edit

चित्तवृत्ति (cittavṛtti) stemf

  1. disposition or state of the mind, inclination, feeling
  2. thinking, imagining
  3. inward purpose, emotion
  4. (yoga) inward working of the mind, mental vision
    योगश्चित्तवृत्ति-निरोधः
    yogaścittavṛtti-nirodhaḥ
    Yoga is the cessation of movements in the consciousness (Yoga Sutra)