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All translations and transliterations for
Yoga Sutra 3:31
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
KANTHA KUPE KSUT PIPASA NIVRTTIH.
Source: English translation from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
By samyama on the pit of the throat, cessation of hunger and thirst is achieved.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
kanthakupe ksutpipasa nivrttih
Source: English translation from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
By samyama on the pit of the throat, the yogi overcomes hunger and thirst.
Source: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood)
By making samyama on the the hollow of the throat, one stills hunger and thirst.
Source: English translation from The Heart of Yoga (T.K.V. Desikachar)
Samyama on the chest area and inquiry into the sensations felt there in different physical and mental states gives one the means to remain stable and calm even in very stressful situations.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
kantha kupe ksut pipasa nivrittih
Source: English translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
By samyama on the pit of the throat, hunger and thirst leave.
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