The yoga -system of Patanjali/
James Haughton Wood
- Delhi: M.B. Pub., 1992.
- 381 p.
1. Reasons for taking up the work . 2. Difficulties of comprehending the work 3. Difficulties of style 4. Translation of technical terms 5. Punctuation 6. Texts and manuscripts 7. Acknowledgements Introduction 1. Authorship of the Yoga-sutras: The two Patanjalis . 2. Tradition of their identity not earlier than tenth century 3. Comparison of philosophical concepts does not confirm the tradition 4. Date of the Sutras (between a. d. 300 and 500) 5. Date of the Bhasya (between a. d. 650 and 850) 6. Date of Vacaspatimifra's Tattva-vaifaradi (about a. d. 800 to 850) Analytical Summary op the Yoga-sutras 1. Book 1, Concentration (samadhi) 2. Book 2, Means of attainment (sadhana) 3. Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhQti) 4. Book 4, Isolation (kaivalya) The Yoga-sutras translated without the Comment or the Explanation Being the SQtras translated in groups, with group-headings by translator Translation of Patanjali's Yoga-sutras or Mnemonic Rules Together with the Comment or Yoga-bhasya, attributed to Veda-vyasa And Vacaspatimifra's Explanation or Tattva-vai9aradl 1. Book 1, Concentration (samadhi) 2. Book 2, Means of attainment (sadhana) 3. Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhuti) 4. Book 4, Isolation (kaivalya) Appendixes 1. Bibliography of works referred to in this volume 2. Index of quotations in the Comment, in the order of citation 3. Index of the same grouped according to their sources 4. Index of quotations in the Tattva-vai^aradi, in the order of citation 5. Index of the same grouped according to their sources 6. Quotations not yet traced to their sources . 7. Index of words in th« Yciga-SBtrci