Yoga Sutras
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śabda-artha-pratyayānām-itaretara-adhyāsāt-saṃkaraḥ tat-pravibhāga-saṃyamāt-sarva-bhūta-rūta-jñānam

Overlapping, one with the other, words, purpose, psychic activity, completely mixed; complete restraint on separation of that, knowledge of the cry of all beings. Complete restraint on the three transformations, knowledge of past and yet to come


śabda - words, sound, language

artha - purpose, aim; meaning; thing, object

pratyaya - psychic activity; cause; conception, assumption, notion, idea;

itaretara - one with the other

adhyāsā - overlapping

saṃkara - completely mixed

tat - that, this

pravibhāga - separation

saṃyama - complete restraint

sarva - all

bhūta - element; living being

rūta - cry of

jñāna - knowing; knowledge; higher knowledge