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All translations and transliterations for
Yoga Sutra 1:13
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
TATRA STHITAU YATNO'BHYASAH.
Source: English translation from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
Of these two, effort toward steadiness of mind is practice.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
tatra sthitau yatnah abhyasah
Source: English translation from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
Practice is the steadfast effort to still these fluctuations.
Source: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood)
Practice is the repeated effort to follow the disciplines which give permanent control of the thought-waves of the mind.
Source: English translation from The Heart of Yoga (T.K.V. Desikachar)
Practice is basically the correct effort required to move toward, reach, and maintain the state of Yoga.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
tatra sthitau yatnah abhyasa
Source: English translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
Practice (abhyasa) means choosing, applying the effort, and doing those actions that bring a stable and tranquil state (sthitau).
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