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Yoga Sutra 3:45
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
STHULA SVARUPA SUKSMANVAYARTHAVATTVA SAMYAMAD BHUTAJAYAH.
Source: English translation from The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Sri Swami Satchidananda)
By samyama on the gross and subtle elements and on their essential nature, correlations and purpose, mastery over them is gained.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
sthula svarpa suksma anvaya arthavatva samyamat bhutajayah
Source: English translation from Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (B.K.S. Iyengar)
By samyama on the elements -- their mass, forms, subtlety, conjunction and purposes -- the yogi becomes Lord over them all.
Source: How to Know God: The Yoga Aphorisms of Patanjali (Swami Prabhavananda, Christopher Isherwood)
By making samyama on the gross and subtle forms of the elements, on their essential characteristics and the inherence of the gunas in them, and on the experiences they provide for the individual, one gains mastery of the elements.
Source: English translation from The Heart of Yoga (T.K.V. Desikachar)
When the elements are mastered one is no longer disturbed by them. The body reaches perfection and extraordinary capabilities become possible.
Source: Sanskrit transliteration of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
sthula svarupa suksma anvaya arthavattva samyamad bhuta-jayah
Source: English translation of the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali (Swami Jnaneshvara Bharati)
By samyama on the five forms of the elements (bhutas), which are gross form, essence, subtleness, interconnectedness, and it's purpose, then mastery over those bhutas is attained.
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