Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda)
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1883 | 103,575 words
The Yoga-Sutra 3.10, English translation with Commentaries. The Yogasutra of Patanjali represents a collection of aphorisms dealing with spiritual topics such as meditation, absorption, Siddhis (yogic powers) and final liberation (Moksha). The Raja-Martanda is officialy classified as a Vritti (gloss) which means its explanatory in nature, as opposed to being a discursive commentary.
Sūtra 3.10
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 3.10:
तस्य प्रशान्तवाहिता संस्कारात् ॥ ३.१० ॥
tasya praśāntavāhitā saṃskārāt || 3.10 ||
10. Its tranquil flow from residual habit.
The Rajamartanda commentary by King Bhoja:
[English translation of the 11th century commentary by Bhoja called the Rājamārtaṇḍa]
[Sanskrit text for commentary available]
“Its,” of the thinking principle,“tranquil flow” (praśānta-vāhitā) is produced by the residua of the suppression aforesaid. The meaning is, from voluptuousness being removed the thinking principle flows in its own modification.
Notes and Extracts
[Notes and comparative extracts from other commentaries on the Yogasūtra]
[The advantage derived from the suppressive modification is that, when it is attained, the thinking principle becomes tranquil, and abides in its own nature, that is, it is no longer subject to agitation from the prevalence of the adverse qualities of foulness and bewilderment.]
Having described suppressive modification, he now defines meditative modification.