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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 | |