Cetovritti, Cetas-vritti, Cetovṛtti: 2 definitions

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Cetovritti means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit term Cetovṛtti can be transliterated into English as Cetovrtti or Cetovritti, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Chetovritti.

In Hinduism

Yoga (school of philosophy)

[«previous next»] — Cetovritti in Yoga glossary
Source: ORA: Amanaska (king of all yogas): A Critical Edition and Annotated Translation by Jason Birch

Cetovṛtti (चेतोवृत्ति) refers to the “activity of one’s mind”, according to Hemacandra’s Yogaśāstra (12.22-25): “Always sitting comfortably in an isolated, very clean and beautiful place, [the Yogin] whose whole body has become relaxed from the top of his crown to the tips of his feet, [so that] even [if he is] looking at a beautiful form [or] even hearing a voice, melodious and pleasing to the mind, even smelling lovely smells, even eating agreeable tastes, even touching soft things [or] even not restraining the activity of his mind (cetovṛtti) [api ca cetaso vṛttim], his detachment is upheld and his confusion over sense objects is destroyed forever more. [...]”.

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Yoga is originally considered a branch of Hindu philosophy (astika), but both ancient and modern Yoga combine the physical, mental and spiritual. Yoga teaches various physical techniques also known as āsanas (postures), used for various purposes (eg., meditation, contemplation, relaxation).

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Cetovritti in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Cētōvṛtti (ಚೇತೋವೃತ್ತಿ):—[noun] the normal, natural function or functions of the mind including inclinations, tendencies, etc.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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