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vyutthāna-nirodha-saṃskārayoḥ abhibhava-prādurbhāvau nirodha-kṣaṇa-citta-anvayaḥ nirodha-pariṇāmaḥ

The disappearance of the tendency of rising up is the appearance of the tendency of containment; connective moments of containment in the psyche is the transformation to containment

vyutthāna - turned outward; swerving from the right course; rising up

nirodha - to contain, enclose; cover; confine, restrain; quell, surpress; quiesce

saṃskāra - tendencies, psychological imprint, mental impression, habitual potency; making ready, preparation; a sacred or sanctifying ceremony

abhibhava - disappearance

prādurbhāva - appearance

kṣaṇa - moment

citta - psyche (the totality of the human mind, conscious and unconscious); mind; heart

anvaya - connection

pariṇāma - transformation

Commentary by TKV Desikachar:

“We can have two opposite Saṃskāra, but only one can act at any one time.”

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

“The paradox of being in a state of distraction is that we are actually in a state of focus. Its just that we are focused on being turned outwards, as in the tendency of being scattered, as in Vyutthāna Saṃskāra, rather than being focused on being turned inwards, as in the tendency of being contained, as in Nirodha Saṃskāra. Both Saṃskāra are acquired tendencies and thus we can cultivate a choice within our oscillations.”