YAMA NIYAMA ASANA PRANAYAMA PRATYAHARA DHARANA DHYANA SAMADHAYO 'SHTAVANGANI ||29||
यम नियमासन प्राणायाम प्रत्याहार धारणा ध्यान समाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि ॥२९॥
yama niyama-āsana prāṇāyāma pratyāhāra dhāraṇā dhyāna samādhayo-'ṣṭāvaṅgāni ||29||
The limbs of the eight-fold path are as follows: respect for others (yama) and yourself (niyama); harmony with your body (asana), your energy (pranayama), your thoughts (dharana), and your emotions (pratyahara); contemplation (dhyana); ecstasy (samadhi). ||29||
yama = (iic.) respect for others; ethical and moral codes of conduct; codes of conduct
niyama = respect for yourself; code of conduct vis-à-vis yourself
āsana = body posture; seat; harmony with your body
prāṇāyāma = breath control; harmony with vital energy
pratyāhāra = (iic.) withdrawal of the senses; harmony with emotions
dhāraṇā = (nom. pl. m./acc. pl. f./nom. pl. f.) concentration; harmony with thoughts
dhyāna = (iic.) contemplation; meditation
samādhayaḥ = (nom. pl. m. from samādhaya) ecstasy; samadhi; goal of yoga; enlightenment; transcendent state
aṣṭa = respect
aṅgāni = (acc. pl. n./nom. pl. n. from aṅga) limbs