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| Preface | |
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| Reasons for taking up the work | |
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| Difficulties of comprehending the work | |
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| Difficulties of style | |
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| Translation of technical terms | |
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| Punctuation | |
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| Texts and manuscripts | |
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| Acknowledgements | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Authorship of the Yoga-sutras: The two Patanjalis | |
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| Tradition of their identity not earlier than tenth century | |
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| Comparison of philosophical concepts does not confirm the tradition | |
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| Date of the Sutras (between A. D. 300 and 500) | |
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| Date of the Bhasya (between A. D. 650 and 850) | |
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| Date of Vacaspatimicra's Tattva-vaicaradi (about A. D. 800 to 850) | |
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| Analytical Summary of the Yoga-sutras | |
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| Book 1, Concentration (samadhi) | |
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| Book 2, Means of attainment (sadhana) | |
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| Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhuti) | |
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| Book 4, Isolation (kaivalya) | |
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| The Yoga-sutras translated without the Comment or the Explanation | |
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| Being the Sutras translated in groups, with group-headings by translator | |
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| Translation of Patanjali's Yoga-sutras or Mnemonic Rules: Together with the Comment or Yoga-bhasya, attributed to Veda-vyasa And Vacaspatimicra's Explanation or Tattva-vaicaradi | |
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| Book 1, Concentration (samadhi) | |
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| Book 2, Means of attainment (sadhana) | |
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| Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhuti) | |
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| Book 4, Isolation (kaivalya) | |
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| Appendixes | |
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| Bibliography of works referred to in this volume | |
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| Index of quotations in the Comment, in the order of citation | |
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| Index of the same grouped according to their sources | |
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| Index of quotations in the Tattva-vaicaradi, in the order of citation | |
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| Index of the same grouped according to their sources | |
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| Quotations not yet traced to their sources | |
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| Index of words in the Yoga-sutras | |