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Chapter 2 Verse 29
Original Verse
यमनियमासनप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यानसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि ॥ २.२९ ॥

yamaniyamāsanaprāṇāyāmapratyāhāradhāraṇādhyānasamādhayo 'ṣṭāvaṅgāni || 2.29 ||

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Rama Prasada

English Translation

The eight limbs are: the commandments, the rules, posture, breath-regulation, abstraction, concentration, contemplation, and trance.

Simple English

English Translation

The eight limbs of yoga are: restraints, observances, posture, breath control, withdrawal of the senses, concentration, meditation, and absorption.