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tat-chidreṣu pratyaya-antarāṇi saṃskārebhyaḥ

तच्छिद्रेषु प्रत्ययान्तराणि संस्कारेभ्यः

In the breaks between that, other psychic activity, due to tendencies


tat - that, this

chidra - in the breaks / intervals

pratyaya - psychic activity; cause; conception, assumption, notion, idea;

antara - other

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


Commentary by TKV Desikachar:

“When we act unconsciously we go back into the past.”

“The new is not as strong as the old.”


Commentary by Paul Harvey:

“Feelings from the past remain eternally potent ravagers, especially pervasive within the illusion of our present and with it a tendency to recreate an old shape from our past, whilst we are believing it to be a new shape for our future.”