या सुप्तवासना निद्रा सा सुषुप्तिरिति स्मृता । यत्सुप्तवासनं जाग्रद् घनोऽसौ मोह उच्यते ॥ ६ ॥
yā suptavāsanā nidrā sā suṣuptiriti smṛtā | yatsuptavāsanaṁ jāgrad ghanō’sau mōha ucyatē || 6 ||
Translation
Sleep in which the tendencies are asleep is known as deep sleep; waking in which the tendencies are asleep is called dense stupor.
Word by word
- yā
- which
- supta
- are asleep
- vāsanā
- in which the tendencies
- nidrā
- sleep
- sā
- it
- suṣuptir
- (suṣuptiḥ) deep sleep
- iti
- as
- smṛtā
- is known
- yat
- which
- vāsanaṁ
- tendencies
- jāgrad
- (jāgrat) waking
- ghanō
- (ghanaḥ) dense
- asau
- it
- mōha
- (mohaḥ) stupor
- ucyatē
- is called
Meaning
The commentary distinguishes swoon from deep sleep. In the sleep where tendencies neither rise nor show, there is deep sleep; in the waking where tendencies do not show, or are hidden, there is dense stupor, swoon. In neither do the tendencies end; they only sleep, and will wake.