Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two Closing Verse
इति पतञ्जल योग दर्षने साधनपादः
iti pātañjala yoga darśane sādhana-pādaḥ
Thus Patañjali’s view of Yoga in the section on the Means to accomplish.
iti - thus; in this manner; something that has been said or thought; having so saidpatañjali - celebrated as a compiler of the yoga sūtra or as a grammarianyoga - the act of yoking, joining, attaching, harnessing; a yoke, team, vehicle, conveyance; employment, use, application, performance; a means, expedient, device, way, manner, methoddarśana - view, doctrine, philosophical system; seeing, observing, looking, noticing, observation, perception; exhibiting, teaching; inspection, examinationsādhana - means to accomplish; leading straight to a goal; guiding well; furthering; propitiation, worship, adorationpāda - the chapter of a book; section; a quarter, a fourth part; foot, leg; on foot; the act of locomotionCommentaries and Reflections
Commentary by Paul Harvey:
“In the Yoga Sūtra,
a pre-eminent text on Dhyānam within Yoga.
Chapter One is about the Refinement of the practice of Dhyānam;
Chapter Two is about the Preparation for the practice of Dhyānam;
Chapter Three is about the Outcome of the practice of Dhyānam;
Chapter Four is about the Goal of the practice of Dhyānam.”