3.34
हृदये चित्तसंवित्
hṛdaye citta-saṃvit
The line
On the heart, knowledge of the mind.
नेपालीमा
हृदयमा चित्तको ज्ञान हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The last of the simple place lines before the long definition of experience and puruṣa (पुरुष) at 3.35. Heart, and the mind is what is known. Not the puruṣa (पुरुष) yet. That distinction is the next line, and it is the one the powers have been circling.
Split: hṛdaye (हृदये) + citta (चित्त) + saṃvit (संवित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hṛdaye (हृदये) | locative singular | on the heart. |
| citta (चित्त) | stem | the mind. |
| saṃvit (संवित्) | nominative singular, feminine | knowledge, a knowing. Knowledge of the mind. |
The phrases
On the heart, knowledge of the mind. saṃvit (संवित्) is a feminine nominative that does not show an extra ending on the page. It is the noun “knowing.” The locative is the object, saṃyama (संयम) understood.
Sanskrit in this line
saṃvit (संवित्) is a root noun, nominative the same shape as the stem. When you see a word with no visible ending at the end of a power line, it can still be the nominative fruit. Context and the parallel lines tell you.
Say it back
Say the place and the fruit. Mind, not puruṣa (पुरुष). The next line needs that difference.