Vibhuti Pada
Sentence 9
vyutthana nirodha sanskarayoh abhibhava pradurbhavau nirodhakshana chittanvayo nirodha parinamah ||9||
व्युत्थाननिरोधसंस्कारयोः अभिभवप्रादुर्भावौ निरोधक्षण चित्तान्वयो निरोधपरिणामः ॥९॥
vyutthāna-nirodha-saṁskārayoḥ abhibhava-prādurbhāvau nirodhakṣaṇa cittānvayo nirodha-pariṇāmaḥ ||9||
That high level of mastery called nirodhah-parinamah occurs in the moment of transition when the rising tendency of deep impressions, the subsiding tendency, and the mutable nature of humankind (chitta) converge. ||9||
vyutthana (व्युत्थान, vyutthāna) = (iic.) disjointedness
nirodha (निरोध, nirodha) = (iic.) tranquility
sanskarayoh (संस्कारयोः, saṁskārayoḥ) = (loc. du. m./g. du. m. from sanskara (संस्कार, saṁskāra)) impression based on past experience
abhi (अभि, abhi) = (prep.)
abhibhava (अभिभव, abhibhava) = (imp. 1, sg. 2) to overcome; to disappear
praduh (प्रादुः, prāduḥ) = (adv.)
bhavau (भावौ, bhāvau) = (acc. du. m./ nom. du. m., bhava (भाव, bhāva)) to ascend; to appear
nirodha (निरोध, nirodha) = (iic.) tranquility
kshana (क्षण, kṣaṇa) = (voc. sg. m., k. sa. na.) situation; moment
chitta (चित्त, citta) = (iic.) all that is mutable in human beings; mind
anvaya (अन्वय, anvaya) = connection with; relationship
nirodha (निरोध, nirodha) = (iic.) tranquility
parinamah (परिणामः, pariṇāmaḥ) = (nom. sg. m., parinama (परिणाम, pariṇāma)) transition; change; evolution
Patanjali is referring here to the transitions between the various steps of dharana, dhyana and samadhi. After dharana, or concentration, you transition to dhyana, i.e. contemplation while in a state of nirodha-parinama. This constitutes the transition to tranquility.
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