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yama-niyama-āsana-prāṇāyāma-pratyāhāra-dhāraṇā-dhyāna-samādhayaḥ aṣṭau-aṅgāni

यम नियमासन प्राणायाम प्रत्याहार धारणा ध्यान समाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि

Restraints, observances, posture, extending the breath, withdrawal from the senses, concentration, meditation and integration are the eight limbs

yama - restraints

niyama - observances; restraint of the mind; a rule or precept; obligation; restraining, checking, holding back

āsana - particular posture; sitting, sitting down; seat, place, stool; abiding, dwelling

prāṇāyāma - extending the breath

pratyāhāra - withdrawal from the senses

dhāraṇā - concentration

dhyāna - meditation; mental representation of the personal attributes of a deity

samādhi - putting together; communion; combining; integration

aṣṭa - eight

aṅga - limb