Yoga Sūtra Chapter Three verse 3

तदेवार्थमात्रनिर्भासं स्वरूपशून्यमिवसमाधिः ॥३॥

tat-eva-artha-mātra-nirbhāsaṃ svarūpa-śūnyam-iva samādhiḥ ||3||

As if empty of one’s own character,
the purpose alone shines forth;
that indeed is integration.

tat - that, thiseva - indeed, truly, really; thus; so, just so, exactly soartha - purpose, aim; sense, meaning, notion; thing, object; acquirement of wealth; to go to one's business, take up one's workmātrā - being nothing but, simply or merely; only; measure, quantity, sum, size, durationnirbhāsa - shining forth; appearancesvarūpa - own character; own form or shape; own condition, peculiarity, character, natureśūnya - empty, voidiva - as it were, as ifsamādhi - putting together; communion; absorption; combining; integration
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Commentaries and Reflections

Commentary by T Krishnamacharya:

Commentary by TKV Desikachar:

“In Samādhi there is an understanding.
Something not based on your memories,
something that transcends your memories.
Prajña comes only in Samādhi.”

Commentary by S Ramaswami:

“Here the ‘I’ appears to be absent.
Thus it compares to Nirvitarka, Nirvicārā Samādhi,
not to Savicārā or Savitarkā Samādhi.
There three, viz.,
Dhāraṇā, Dhyāna and Samādhi
taken together is called Saṃyama.”

Commentary by Paul Harvey:

“Dhāraṇā is the process of ‘holding onto’ the object.
Dhyānā is the process of ‘linking with’ the object.
Samādhi is the process of ‘integration into’ the object.”