(1) To think about, consider, contemplate on. (Pali parivm!sate, ceteti; Skt. mi^ma^m!sa^, cintana, cinta^, manaska^ra). (2) The basic quality, or "stuff" or potentiality of thought (manas) 意. (3) In Yoga^ca^ra discourse, often carries connotations of "defiled thought."