| Preface | |
1. | Reasons for taking up the work | ix |
2. | Difficulties of comprehending the work | ix |
3. | Difficulties of style | ix |
4. | Translation of technical terms | x |
5. | Punctuation | x |
6. | Texts and manuscripts | xi |
7. | Acknowledgements | xi |
| Introduction | |
1. | Authorship of the Yoga-sutras: The two Patanjalis | xiii |
2. | Tradition of their identity not earlier than tenth century | xiii |
3. | Comparison of philosophical concepts does not confirm the tradition | xv |
4. | Date of the Sutras (between A. D. 300 and 500) | xvii |
5. | Date of the Bhasya (between A. D. 650 and 850) | xx |
6. | Date of Vacaspatimicra's Tattva-vaicaradi (about A. D. 800 to 850) | xxi |
| Analytical Summary of the Yoga-sutras | |
1. | Book 1, Concentration (samadhi) | xxiv |
2. | Book 2, Means of attainment (sadhana) | xxv |
3. | Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhuti) | xxvii |
4. | Book 4, Isolation (kaivalya) | xxviii |
| The Yoga-sutras translated without the Comment or the Explanation | |
| Being the Sutras translated in groups, with group-headings by translator | xxx |
| Translation of Patanjali's Yoga-sutras or Mnemonic Rules: Together with the Comment or Yoga-bhasya, attributed to Veda-vyasa And Vacaspatimicra's Explanation or Tattva-vaicaradi | |
1. | Book 1, Concentration (samadhi) | 1 |
2. | Book 2, Means of attainment (sadhana) | 101 |
3. | Book 3, Supernormal powers (vibhuti) | 201 |
4. | Book 4, Isolation (kaivalya) | 297 |
| Appendixes | |
1. | Bibliography of works referred to in this volume | 351 |
2. | Index of quotations in the Comment, in the order of citation | 359 |
3. | Index of the same grouped according to their sources | 361 |
4. | Index of quotations in the Tattva-vaicaradi, in the order of citation | 362 |
5. | Index of the same grouped according to their sources | 364 |
6. | Quotations not yet traced to their sources | 365 |
7. | Index of words in the Yoga-sutras | 366 |