चित्तवृत्ति

चित्तवृत्ति

Sanskrit

Etymology

चित्त (citta) +‎ वृत्ति (vṛtti)

Noun

चित्तवृत्ति • (cittavṛtti) f

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)