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Foundational yoga texts in 5 languages

Mahābhārata — séc. V–II a.C.

Bhagavad Gītā

भगवद्गीता

The 'Song of the Lord' — 18 chapters of dialogue between Krishna and Arjuna condensing the foundations of yoga, duty (dharma) and spiritual liberation.

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Patanjali — séc. II a.C.

Yoga Sūtras de Patañjali

महर्षि पतञ्जलि प्रणीतं योगदर्शनम्

196 aphorisms systematising Classical Yoga — from the cessation of mental fluctuations to the eight-limbed path (Ashtanga Yoga).

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Yogi Svātmārāma — 15th century

Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā

हठयोगप्रदीपिका

290 verses systematising classical Haṭha Yoga — from Āsanas and Prāṇāyāma to Mudrās, Bandhas and Samādhi.

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Gheraṇḍa — 17th century

Gheraṇḍa Saṃhitā

हठयोगान्तर्गता घेरण्डसंहिता

360 verses that systematise Ghaṭastha Yoga through Gheraṇḍa's teaching — from the Six Purifications and the Āsanas to the Mudrās, Pratyāhāra, Prāṇāyāma, Meditation and Samādhi.

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