Yoga Sūtra

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The Yoga Sūtra is an influential ancient Indian text attributed to Patañjali that systematically outlines the philosophy and practice of classical yoga, including its ethical foundations, meditative disciplines, and goal of spiritual liberation.

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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 2
Yoga Sūtras 2
Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hindu scripture
Sanskrit text
philosophical text
yoga text
alsoKnownAs Pātañjalayogaśāstra (when combined with Vyāsa’s Bhāṣya)
attributedTo Patañjali
author Patañjali
centralConcept Aṣṭāṅga Yoga
eightfold path of yoga
commentaryTradition Vijñānabhikṣu’s Yogavārttika
linked to: Yogavarttika

Vyāsa’s Bhāṣya
linked to: Bhashya

Vācaspati Miśra’s Tattvavaiśāradī
contains eight limbs of yoga
countryOfOrigin India
dateOfComposition circa 2nd century BCE to 4th century CE
defines yoga as citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ
genre sūtra literature
goal cessation of mental fluctuations
kaivalya
moksha
hasPart Kaivalya Pāda
linked to: Kaivalya-pāda

Samādhi Pāda
linked to: Samādhi-pāda

Sādhana Pāda
Vibhūti Pāda
linked to: Vibhūti-pāda
influenced Indian philosophy
classical yoga practice
modern yoga traditions
language Sanskrit
numberOfVerses approximately 195 sūtras
ontology dualism of puruṣa and prakṛti
period Classical period of Indian philosophy
philosophicalSchool Classical Yoga
Yoga school of Hindu philosophy
regionOfOrigin Ancient India
relatedConcept īśvara (special puruṣa)
linked to: Brahman
relatedPractice kriyā-yoga
linked to: Kriya Yoga

samādhi-yoga
religiousTradition Hinduism
script Devanāgarī (in most modern editions)
structure four chapters
subject ethics
meditation
spiritual liberation
yoga philosophy
teaches absorption (samādhi)
breath control (prāṇāyāma)
concentration (dhāraṇā)
ethical restraints (yama)
meditation (dhyāna)
observances (niyama)
posture (āsana)
withdrawal of senses (pratyāhāra)

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Indian philosophy hasTextualSource Yoga Sūtra
Raja Yoga (book) mainSubject Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras
subject linked to: Raja Yoga
linked to: Yoga Sūtra
Raja Yoga (book) basedOn Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
subject linked to: Raja Yoga
linked to: Yoga Sūtra
Classical Yoga hasPrimaryText Yoga Sutra of Patanjali
linked to: Yoga Sūtra
Patañjali mainWork Yoga Sūtras
linked to: Yoga Sūtra
Patañjali textAuthored Yoga Sūtras
linked to: Yoga Sūtra
Hindu scriptures hasPart Yoga Sutras of Patanjali
linked to: Yoga Sūtra