Yoga-sutras (with Bhoja’s Rajamartanda)
by Rajendralala Mitra | 1883 | 103,575 words
The Yoga-Sutra 1.6, 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 1.6
Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Sūtra 1.6:
प्रमाणविपर्ययविकल्पनिद्रास्मृतयः ॥ १.६ ॥
pramāṇaviparyayavikalpanidrāsmṛtayaḥ || 1.6 ||
6. (The functions of the thinking principle are) right notion, misconception, fancy, sleep and memory.
The Rajamartanda commentary by King Bhoja:
[English translation of the 11th century commentary by Bhoja called the Rājamārtaṇḍa]
[Sanskrit text for commentary available]
The five functions are to be described after being named.
[Read Sūtra 1.6]
Of these the author gives the definitions successively.