चितिरेव चेतनपदादवरूढा चेत्यसंकोचिनी चित्तम्

citireva cetanapadādavarūḍhā cetyasaṃkocinī cittam

Consciousness (citi) itself, descended from the plane of the pure knower (cetana-pada), contracting in conformity with its objects (cetya), is the mind (citta).

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