Translation in progress. Both English versions are original Fire Yoga editorial drafts. “Readable” may add interpretive wording; neither has completed specialist review.
Original · Sanskrit
योगश्चित्तवृत्तिनिरोधः ॥
yogaś citta-vṛtti-nirodhaḥ
Readable translation
Yoga is the stilling of the movements of mind.
Translation: Fire Yoga editorial · Draft
Reading notes & interpretation
Citta, vṛtti and nirodha each need interpretation. “Stilling” is a readable choice, not a claim that all traditions define yoga this way. Read this alongside 1.3 and the text’s distinction between the seer and the seen.
Source & attribution
Reading source: Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali ↗
Original Sanskrit; see 1.1–1.3, 2.29 and 4.34. Our English renderings are provisional editorial translations.
Original-language excerpt from a traditional work. English translations are newly drafted for this educational site. This page does not reproduce a full modern edition.