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साधनपाद,-Sādhana-Pāda, (S.-0, Ch.-2, V.-29)

यम नियमाअसन प्राणायाम प्रत्याहार धारणा ध्यान समाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि ॥२९॥

yama niyama-āsana prāṇāyāma pratyāhāra dhāraṇā dhyāna samādhayo-'ṣṭāvaṅgāni ॥29॥
yama = codes of restraint, abstinences, self-regulations

niyama = observances, practices, self-training

asana = meditation posture (from the root ~as, which means "to sit")

pranayama = expansion of breath and prana, regulation, control

pratyahara = withdrawal of the indriyas (the senses), bringing inward

dharana = concentration

dhyana = meditation

samadhi = meditation in its higher state, deep absorption of meditation, the state of perfected concentration

ashtau = eight

angani = rungs, limbs, accessories, components, steps, parts, members, constituents

The limbs of the eight-fold path are as follows: respect for others (yama) and yourself (niyama); harmony with your body (asana), your energy (pranayama), your thoughts (dharana), and your emotions (pratyahara); contemplation (dhyana); ecstasy (samadhi). ||29||


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Interpretation and Commentary by Ayurvedacharya Govinda Ji.
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