चित्तवृत्ति

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Etymology

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चित्त (citta) +‎ वृत्ति (vṛtti)

Noun

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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)