Chanting the Yoga Sutras

Feel the vibration of the Yoga Sutras in your own being.

What will Chanting Reveal to You?

When you are studying the Yoga Sutras, chanting can offer you insight into their meaning. In addition, chanting is an excellent way to quiet and focus your mind. It also gives you audible feedback on the quality of your breath. Also, when you chant you strengthen your memory. Enjoy feeling the vibration of each sutra.

Ruben Vasquez

Chapter 1

1.1 atha yogānuśāsanam

अथ योगानुशासनम् ॥१॥

  • atha
  • yoga
  • ānuśāsanam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.1

1.2 yogaścittavṛttinirodhaḥ

योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥२॥

  • yogaḥ
  • citta
  • vṛtti

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.2

1.3 tadā draṣṭuḥ svarūpe’vasthānam

तदा द्रष्टुः स्वरूपेऽवस्थानम् ॥३॥

  • tadā
  • draṣṭuḥ
  • svarūpe
  • avasthānam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.3

1.4 vṛtti sārūpyamitaratra

वृत्ति सारूप्यमितरत्र ॥४॥

  • vṛtti
  • sārūpyam
  • itaratra

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.4

1.5 vṛttayaḥ pañcatayyaḥ kliṣṭākliṣṭāḥ

वृत्तयः पञ्चतय्यः क्लिष्टाक्लिष्टाः ॥५॥

  • vṛttayaḥ
  • pañcatayyaḥ
  • kliṣṭa
  • akliṣṭāḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.5

1.6 pramāṇa viparyaya vikalpa nidrā smṛtayaḥ

प्रमाण विपर्यय विकल्प निद्रा स्मृतयः ॥६॥

  • pramāṇa
  • viparyaya
  • vikalpa
  • nidrā
  • smṛtayaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.6

1.7 pratyakṣānumānāgamāḥ pramāṇāni

प्रत्यक्षानुमानागमाः प्रमाणानि ॥७॥

  • pratyakṣa
  • ānumāna
  • āgamāḥ
  • pramāṇāni

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.7

1.8 viparyayo mithyājñānamatadrūpa pratiṣṭham

विपर्ययो मिथ्याज्ञानमतद्रूप प्रतिष्ठम् ॥८॥

  • viparyayaḥ
  • mithyā
  • jñānam
  • atad
  • rūpa
  • pratiṣṭham

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.8

1.9 śabdajñānānupātī vastuśūnyo vikalpaḥ

शब्दज्ञानानुपाती वस्तुशून्यो विकल्पः ॥९॥

  • śabda
  • jñāna
  • anupātī
  • vastu
  • śūnyaḥ
  • vikalpaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.9

1.10 abhāvapratyayālambanā vṛttirnidra

अभावप्रत्ययालम्बना तमोवृत्तिर्निद्र ॥१०॥

  • abhāva
  • pratyaya
  • ālambanā
  • vṛttiḥ
  • nidrā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.10

1.11 anubhūtaviṣayāsaṃpramoṣaḥ smṛtiḥ

अनुभूतविषयासंप्रमोषः स्मृतिः ॥११॥

  • anubhūta
  • viṣaya
  • asaṃpramoṣaḥ
  • smṛtiḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.11

1.12 abhyāsavairāgyābhyāṃ tannirodhaḥ

अभ्यासवैराग्याभ्यां तन्निरोधः ॥१२॥

  • abhyāsa
  • vairāgyābhyāṃ
  • tat
  • nirodhaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.12

1.13 tatra sthitau yatno’bhyāsaḥ

तत्र स्थितौ यत्नोऽभ्यासः ॥१३॥

  • tatra
  • sthitau
  • yatnaḥ
  • abhyāsaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.13

1.14 sa tu dīrghakāla nairantarya satkārāsevito dṛḍhabhūmiḥ

स तु दीर्घकाल नैरन्तर्य सत्कारासेवितो दृढभूमिः ॥१४॥

  • saḥ
  • tu
  • dīrgha
  • kāla
  • nairantarya
  • satkāra
  • āsevitaḥ
  • dṛḍha
  • bhūmiḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.14

1.15 dṛṣṭānuśravikaviṣayavitṛṣṇasya vaśīkārasaṃjṇā vairāgyam

दृष्टानुश्रविकविषयवितृष्णस्य वशीकारसंज्णा वैराग्यम् ॥१५॥

  • dṛṣṭa
  • anuśravika
  • viṣaya
  • vitṛṣṇasya
  • vaśīkāra
  • saṃjṇā
  • vairāgyam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.15

1.16 tatparaṃ puruṣakhyāteḥ guṇavaitṛṣṇyam

तत्परं पुरुषख्यातेः गुणवैतृष्ण्यम् ॥१६॥

  • tat
  • paraṃ
  • puruṣa
  • khyāteḥ
  • guṇa
  • vaitṛṣṇyam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.16

1.17 vitarkavicārānandāsmitārupānugamātsaṃprajñātaḥ

वितर्कविचारानन्दास्मितारुपानुगमात्संप्रज्ञातः ॥१७॥

  • vitarka
  • vicāra
  • ānanda
  • asmitā
  • rupā
  • anugamāt
  • saṃprajñātaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.17

1.18 virāmapratyayābhyāsapūrvaḥ saṃskāraśeṣo’nyaḥ

विरामप्रत्ययाभ्यासपूर्वः संस्कारशेषोऽन्यः ॥१८॥

  • virāma
  • pratyaya
  • abhyāsa
  • pūrvaḥ
  • saṃskāra
  • śeṣaḥ
  • anyaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.18

1.19 bhavapratyayo videhaprakṛtilayānam

भवप्रत्ययो विदेहप्रकृतिलयानम् ॥१९॥

  • bhava
  • pratyayaḥ
  • videha
  • prakṛti
  • layānām

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.19

1.20 śraddhāvīryasmṛti samādhiprajñāpūrvaka itareṣām

श्रद्धावीर्यस्मृति समाधिप्रज्ञापूर्वक इतरेषाम् ॥२०॥

  • śraddhā
  • vīrya
  • smṛti
  • samādhi
  • prajñā
  • pūrvaka
  • itareṣām

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.20

1.21 tīvrasaṃvegānāmāsannaḥ

तीव्रसंवेगानामासन्नः ॥२१॥

  • tīvra
  • saṃvegānām
  • āsannaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.21

Chapter 1

1.22 mṛdumadhyādhimātratvāttato’pi viśeṣaḥ

मृदुमध्याधिमात्रत्वात्ततोऽपि विशेषः ॥२२॥

  • mṛdu
  • madhyā
  • adhimātratvāt
  • tataḥ
  • api
  • viśeṣaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.22

1.23 īśvarapraṇidhānādvā

ईश्वरप्रणिधानाद्वा ॥२३॥

  • īśvara
  • praṇidhānāt
  • vā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.23

1.24 kleśa karma vipākāśayaiḥparāmṛṣṭaḥ puruṣaviśeṣa īśvaraḥ

क्लेश कर्म विपाकाशयैःपरामृष्टः पुरुषविशेष ईश्वरः ॥२४॥

  • kleśa
  • karma
  • vipāka
  • āśayaiḥ
  • aparāmṛṣṭaḥ
  • puruṣa
  • viśeṣaḥ
  • īśvaraḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.24

1.25 tatra niratiśayaṃ sarvajñabījam

तत्र निरतिशयं सर्वज्ञबीजम् ॥२५॥

  • tatra
  • niratiśayaṃ
  • sarvajña
  • bījam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.25

1.26 sa pūrveṣāmapiguruḥ kālenānavacchedāt

स पूर्वेषामपिगुरुः कालेनानवच्छेदात् ॥२६॥

  • saḥ
  • pūrveṣām
  • api
  • guruḥ
  • kālena
  • anavacchedāt

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.26

1.27 tasya vācakaḥ praṇavaḥ

तस्य वाचकः प्रणवः ॥२७॥

  • tasya
  • vācakaḥ
  • praṇavaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.27

1.28 tajjapaḥ tadarthabhāvanam

तज्जपः तदर्थभावनम् ॥२८॥

  • tat
  • japaḥ
  • tat
  • artha
  • bhāvanam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.28

1.29 tataḥ pratyakcetanādhigamo’pyantarāyābhavaśca

ततः प्रत्यक्चेतनाधिगमोऽप्यन्तरायाभवश्च ॥२९॥

  • tataḥ
  • pratyak
  • cetanā
  • adhigamaḥ
  • api
  • antarāya
  • abhāvaḥ
  • ca

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.29

1.30 vyādhi styāna saṃśaya pramādālasyāvirati bhrāntidarśanālabdhabhūmikatvānavasthitatvāni cittavikṣepāḥ te antarāyāḥ

व्याधि स्त्यान संशय प्रमादालस्याविरति भ्रान्तिदर्शनालब्धभूमिकत्वानवस्थितत्वानि चित्तविक्षेपाः ते अन्तरायाः ॥३०॥

  • vyādhi
  • styāna
  • saṃśaya
  • pramāda
  • ālasya
  • avirati
  • bhrānti
  • darśana
  • alabdha
  • bhūmikatva
  • anavasthitatvāni
  • citta
  • vikṣepāḥ
  • te
  • antarāyāḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.30

1.31 duḥkhadaurmanasyāṅgamejayatvaśvāsapraśvāsāḥ vikṣepa sahabhuvaḥ

दुःखदौर्मनस्याङ्गमेजयत्वश्वासप्रश्वासाः विक्षेप सहभुवः ॥३१॥

  • duḥkha
  • daurmanasya
  • aṅgam
  • ejayatva
  • śvāsa
  • praśvāsāḥ
  • vikṣepa
  • sahabhuvaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.31

1.32 tatpratiṣedhārthamekatattvābhyāsaḥ

तत्प्रतिषेधार्थमेकतत्त्वाभ्यासः ॥३२॥

  • tad
  • pratiṣedha
  • artham
  • eka
  • tattva
  • abhyāsaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.32

1.33 maitrī karuṇā muditopekṣāṇāṃsukhaduḥkha puṇyāpuṇyaviṣayāṇāṃ bhāvanātaḥ cittaprasādanam

मैत्री करुणा मुदितोपेक्षाणांसुखदुःख पुण्यापुण्यविषयाणां भावनातः चित्तप्रसादनम् ॥३३॥

  • maitrī
  • karuṇā
  • mudita
  • upekṣāṇāṃ
  • sukha
  • duḥkha
  • puṇya
  • apuṇya
  • viṣayāṇāṃ
  • bhāvanātaḥ
  • citta
  • prasādanam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.33

1.34 pracchardanavidhāraṇābhyāṃ vā prāṇasya

प्रच्छर्दनविधारणाभ्यां वा प्राणस्य ॥३४॥

  • pracchardana
  • vidhāraṇābhyāṃ
  • vā
  • prāṇasya

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.34

1.35 viṣayavatī vā pravṛttirutpannā manasaḥ sthiti nibandhinī

विषयवती वा प्रवृत्तिरुत्पन्ना मनसः स्थिति निबन्धिनी ॥३५॥

  • viṣayavatī
  • vā
  • pravṛttiḥ
  • utpannā
  • manasaḥ
  • sthiti
  • nibandhinī

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.35

1.36viśokā vā jyotiṣmatī

विशोका वा ज्योतिष्मती ॥३६॥

  • viśokā
  • vā
  • jyotiṣmatī

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.36

1.37vītarāga viṣayam vā cittam

वीतराग विषयम् वा चित्तम् ॥३७॥

  • vīta
  • rāga
  • viṣayam
  • vā
  • cittam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.37

1.38 svapnanidrā jñānālambanam vā

स्वप्ननिद्रा ज्ञानालम्बनम् वा ॥३८॥

  • svapna
  • nidrā
  • jñāna
  • ālambanam
  • vā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.38

1.39 yathābhimatadhyānādvā

यथाभिमतध्यानाद्वा ॥३९॥

  • yathā
  • abhimata
  • dhyānāt
  • vā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.39

1.40 paramāṇu paramamahattvānto’sya vaśīkāraḥ

परमाणु परममहत्त्वान्तोऽस्य वशीकारः ॥४०॥

  • paramāṇu
  • parama
  • mahattva
  • anta
  • asya
  • vaśīkāraḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.40

1.41 kṣīṇavṛtterabhijātasyeva maṇergrahītṛgrahaṇagrāhyeṣu tatsthatadañjanatā samāpattiḥ

क्षीणवृत्तेरभिजातस्येव मणेर्ग्रहीतृग्रहणग्राह्येषु तत्स्थतदञ्जनता समापत्तिः ॥४१॥

  • kṣīṇa
  • vṛtteḥ
  • abhijātasya
  • iva
  • maṇeḥ
  • grahītṛ
  • grahaṇa
  • grāhyeṣu
  • tat
  • stha
  • tat
  • añjanatā
  • samāpattiḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.41

1.42 tatra śabdārthajñānavikalpaiḥ saṃkīrṇā savitarkā samāpattiḥ

तत्र शब्दार्थज्ञानविकल्पैः संकीर्णा सवितर्का समापत्तिः ॥४२॥

  • tatra
  • śabda
  • artha
  • jñāna
  • vikalpaiḥ
  • saṃkīrṇā
  • savitarkā
  • samāpattiḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.42

1.43 smṛtipariśuddhau svarūpaśūnyevārthamātranirbhāsā nirvitarkā

स्मृतिपरिशुद्धौ स्वरूपशून्येवार्थमात्रनिर्भासा निर्वितर्का ॥४३॥

  • smṛti
  • pariśuddhau
  • svarūpa
  • śūnya
  • iva
  • artha
  • mātra
  • nirbhāsā
  • nirvitarkā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.43

1.44 etayaiva savicārā nirvicārā ca sūkṣmaviṣayā vyākhyātā

एतयैव सविचारा निर्विचारा च सूक्ष्मविषया व्याख्याता ॥४४॥

  • etaya
  • eva
  • savicārā
  • nirvicārā
  • ca
  • sūkṣma
  • viṣayā
  • vyākhyātā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.44

1.45 sūkṣmaviṣayatvamcāliṇga paryavasānam

सूक्ष्मविषयत्वम्चालिण्ग पर्यवसानम् ॥४५॥

  • sūkṣma
  • viṣayatvam
  • ca
  • aliṇga
  • paryavasānam

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.45

1.46 tā eva sabījassamādhiḥ

ता एव सबीजस्समाधिः ॥४६॥

  • tāḥ
  • eva
  • sabījaḥ
  • samādhiḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.46

1.47 nirvicāravaiśāradye’dhyātmaprasādaḥ

निर्विचारवैशारद्येऽध्यात्मप्रसादः ॥४७॥

  • nirvicāra
  • vaiśāradye
  • adhyātma
  • prasādaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.47

1.48 ṛtaṃbharā tatra prajñā

ऋतंभरा तत्र प्रज्ञा ॥४८॥

  • ṛtaṃ
  • bharā
  • tatra
  • prajñā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.48

1.49 śrutānumānaprajñābhyāmanyaviṣayā viśeṣārthatvāt

श्रुतानुमानप्रज्ञाभ्यामन्यविषया विशेषार्थत्वात् ॥४९॥

  • śruta
  • anumāna
  • prajñābhyām
  • anya
  • viṣayā
  • viśeṣa
  • arthatvāt

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.49

1.50 tajjassaṃskāro’nyasaṃskāra pratibandhī

तज्जस्संस्कारोऽन्यसंस्कार प्रतिबन्धी ॥५०॥

  • tat
  • jaḥ
  • saṃskāraḥ
  • anya
  • saṃskāra
  • pratibandhī

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.50

1.51 tasyāpi nirodhe sarvanirodhānnirbījaḥ samādhiḥ

तस्यापि निरोधे सर्वनिरोधान्निर्बीजः समाधिः ॥५१॥

  • tasya
  • api
  • nirodhe
  • sarva
  • nirodhāt
  • nirbījaḥ
  • samādhiḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.51

Chapter 2

2.1 tapaḥ svādhyāyeśvarapraṇidhānāni kriyāyogaḥ

तपः स्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि क्रियायोगः ॥१॥

  • tapaḥ
  • sva
  • adhyāya
  • iśvara
  • praṇidhānāni
  • kriyā
  • yogaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.1

2.2 samādhibhāvanārthaḥ kleśa tanūkaraṇārthaśca

 समाधिभावनार्थः क्लेश तनूकरणार्थश्च ॥२॥

  • samādhi
  • bhāvanā
  • arthaḥ
  • kleśa
  • tanū
  • karaṇa
  • arthaḥ
  • ca

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.2

2.3 avidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśaḥ kleśāḥ

अविद्यास्मितारागद्वेषाभिनिवेशः क्लेशाः ॥३॥

  • avidyā
  • asmitā
  • rāga
  • dveṣa
  • abhiniveśaḥ
  • kleśāḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.3

2.4 avidyā kṣetramuttareṣām prasuptatanuvicchinnodārāṇām

अविद्या क्षेत्रमुत्तरेषाम् प्रसुप्ततनुविच्छिन्नोदाराणाम् ॥४॥

  • avidyā
  • kṣetram
  • uttareṣām
  • prasupta
  • tanu
  • vicchinna
  • udārāṇām

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.4

2.5 anityāśuciduḥkhānātmasu nityaśucisukhātmakhyātiravidyā

अनित्याशुचिदुःखानात्मसु नित्यशुचिसुखात्मख्यातिरविद्या ॥५॥

  • anitya
  • aśuci
  • duḥkha
  • anātmasu
  • nitya
  • śuci
  • sukha
  • ātma
  • khyātiḥ
  • avidya

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.5

2.6 dṛgdarśanaśaktyorekātmataivāsmitāavidyāsmitārāgadveṣābhiniveśaḥ kleśāḥ

दृग्दर्शनशक्त्योरेकात्मतैवास्मिता॥६॥

  • dṛg
  • darśana
  • śaktyoḥ
  • eka
  • ātmatā
  • iva
  • asmitā

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.6

2.7 sukhānuśayī rāgaḥ

सुखानुशयी रागः ॥७॥

  • sukha
  • anuśayī
  • rāgaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.7

2.8 duḥkhānuśayī dveṣaḥ

दुःखानुशयी द्वेषः ॥८॥

  • duḥkha
  • anuśayī
  • dveṣaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.8

2.9 svarasvāhi viduṣo’pi tathārūḍho’bhiniveśaḥ

स्वरसवाही विदुषोऽपि तथारूढोऽभिनिवेशः ॥९॥

  • sva
  • rasa
  • vāhī
  • viduṣaḥ
  • api
  • tathā
  • ārūḍhaḥ
  • abhiniveśaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.9

2.10 te pratiprasavaheyāḥ sūkṣmāḥ

ते प्रतिप्रसवहेयाः सूक्ष्माः ॥१०॥

  • te
  • pratiprasava
  • heyāḥ
  • sūkṣmāḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.10

2.11 dhyāna heyāḥ tadvṛttayaḥ

ध्यान हेयाः तद्वृत्तयः ॥११॥

  • dhyāna
  • heyāḥ
  • tat
  • vṛttayaḥ

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.11

2.12 kleśamūlaḥ karmāśayo dṛṣṭādṛṣṭajanmavedanīyaḥ

क्लेशमूलः कर्माशयो दृष्टादृष्टजन्मवेदनीयः ॥१२॥

  • kleśa
  • mūlaḥ
  • karma
  • āśayaḥ
  • dṛṣṭa
  • adṛṣṭa
  • janma
  • vedanīyaḥ

 

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 2.12