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Vivekachudamani 1.93

1.93 Guru to Disciple

निगद्यतेऽन्तःकरणं मनोधीः । अहंकृतिश्चित्तमिति स्ववृत्तिभिः । मनस्तु संकल्पविकल्पनादिभिः । बुद्धिः पदार्थाध्यवसायधर्मतः ॥

nigadyate'ntaḥkaraṇaṃ manodhīḥ | ahaṃkṛtiścittamiti svavṛttibhiḥ | manastu saṃkalpavikalpanādibhiḥ | buddhiḥ padārthādhyavasāyadharmataḥ ||

The inner instrument is called mind, intellect, ego and chitta according to its own functions: mind, through willing, doubting and the like; intellect, through its nature of determining what things are.

अंतःकरण अपनी वृत्तियों के अनुसार मन, बुद्धि, अहंकार और चित्त कहलाता है: संकल्प-विकल्प आदि के कारण मन, और वस्तुओं का निश्चय करने के स्वभाव के कारण बुद्धि।

Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ

The part of you that keeps going back and forth is the mind; the part that settles and decides is the intellect. When you are overthinking, it helps to know which one is speaking.

तुम्हारे भीतर जो हिस्सा बार-बार इधर-उधर डोलता है वह मन है; जो ठहरकर निर्णय करता है वह बुद्धि है। ज़्यादा सोचते समय यह जानना मदद करता है कि कौन बोल रहा है।

The guru explains that the inner instrument is called mind, intellect, ego or chitta according to its function; the mind wills and doubts, the intellect decides.

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