Yoga Sutra 4.1
janma-oṣadhi-mantra-tapah-samādhijāḥ siddhayaḥ The powers come from birth, medicinal herbs, mantras, discipline or complete absorption...
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Yoga Sutra 3.45
tatah-aṇimā-adi-prādurbhāvaḥ kaya-saṃpat-tad-dharmā-anabhighātah-ca As a result, miniaturisation, etc., manifest as well as bodily...
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Yoga Sutra 3.28
dhruve tad-gati-jñānam Knowledge of the movement of the stars comes from saṁyama on the Pole-Star. In this Sutra the fixed polestar is...
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Yoga Sutra 3.25
pravṛtti-āloka-nyāsāt-sūkṣma-vyavahita-viprakṛṣṭa-jñānam Distant, latent, subtle or hidden matters [are discovered through] on ritual...
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Yoga Sutra 3.22
sopakramaṃ nirupakramaṃ ca karma tat-saṃyamāt-aparānta-jñānam-ariṣṭebhyaḥvāh There are actions with clear results and actions with...
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Yoga Sutra 3.20
na ca tat-sālambanaṃ tasya-āviṣayī-bhūtatvāt [Whilst knowledge of others is acquired] not their foundation, because that is not the...
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Yoga Sutra 3.18
saṃskāra-sākṣāt-karaṇāt-pūrva-jāti-jñānam Knowledge about the origins of previous stages appears when we gain insight into our own...
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Yoga Sutra 3.10
tasya praśānta-vāhitā saṁskārāt Because of this profound tendency, a consistent practise flows from it All the practises described by...
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Yoga Sutra 3.03
tad-eva-artha-mātra-nirbhāsaṁ svarūpa-śūnyam-iva samādhiḥ This is complete absorption: the object alone shines in your mind as if the...
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Yoga Sutra 2.46
sthira-sukham-āsanam The posture is firm and comfortable. Patañjali talks here about āsana (posture), what is often all Yoga is...
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Yoga Sutra 2.30
Yoga sutra 2.30 ahiṁsā-satya-asteya-brahmacarya-aparigrahāḥ yamāḥ The five social restraints are: non-violence, non-stealing,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.29
Yoga sutra 2.29 yama-niyama-āsana-prāṇāyāma- pratyāhāra-dhāraṇā-dhyāna-samādhayaḥ-aṣṭau-aṅgāni The eight limbs of yoga are social...
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Yoga Sutra 2.23
Yoga sutra 2.23 sva-svāmi-śaktyoḥ svarūpa-upalabdhi-hetuḥ saṁyogaḥ The conjunction of the “Seer” and the “Seeable” is a catalyst for...
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Yoga Sutra 2.22
Yoga sutra 2.22 kṛta-arthaṁ prati naṣṭam-api-anaṣṭaṁ tad-anya-sādhāraṇatvāt Once the objective of the “Seeable” is complete, it is as if...
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Yoga Sutra 2.21
Yoga sutra 2.21 tad-artha eva dṛśyasya-ātmā The essence of that which is perceived has one purpose: to help the “Seer” In this sutra,...
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Yoga Sutra 2.20
Yoga sutra 2.20 draṣṭā dṛśi-mātraḥ śuddhaḥ-api pratyaya-anu-paśyaḥ The “Seer” can only observe, and although the “Seer” is pure, it...
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Yoga Sutra 2.19
Yoga sutra 2.19 viśeṣa-aviśeṣa-liṅga-mātra-aliṅgāni guṇa-parvāṇi The three qualities of nature (guṇa) exist in different combinations...
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Yoga Sutra 2.18
Yoga sutra 2.18 prakākaśa-kriyā-sthiti-śīlaṁ bhūta-indriya-ātmakaṁ bhoga-apavarga-arthaṁ dṛśyam The characteristics of the seeable are...
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Yoga Sutra 2.15
Yoga sutra 2.15 pariṇāma-tāpa-saṁskāra-duḥkhaiḥ guṇa-vṛtti-virodhāt-ca duḥkham-eva sarvaṁ vivekinaḥ With discrimination and precise...
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Yoga Sutra 2.09
Yoga sutra 2.09 svarasa-vāhī viduṣaḥ-api samārūḍhaḥ-abhiniveśaḥ The desire to live is deeply rooted Another type of fear or aversion is...
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