जाग्रत् स्वप्न: सुषुप्तं च गुणतो बुद्धिवृत्तय: । तासां विलक्षणो जीव: साक्षित्वेन विनिश्चित: ॥ २७ ॥
jāgrat svapnaḥ suṣuptaṁ ca guṇato buddhi-vṛttayaḥ tāsāṁ vilakṣaṇo jīvaḥ sākṣitvena viniścitaḥ
- jāgrat
- being awake
- svapnaḥ
- dreaming
- su-suptam
- deep sleep
- ca
- also
- guṇataḥ
- caused by the modes of nature
- buddhi
- of intelligence
- vṛttayaḥ
- the functions
- tāsām
- from such functions
- vilakṣaṇaḥ
- possessing different characteristics
- jīvaḥ
- the living entity
- sākṣitvena
- with the characteristic of being a witness
- viniścitaḥ
- is ascertained
Waking, sleeping and deep sleep are the three functions of the intelligence and are caused by the modes of material nature. The living entity within the body is ascertained to possess characteristics different from these three states and thus remains as a witness to them.