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Patanjali

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Patanjali was a male linguist, mathematician, philosopher, and writer born in India. He is associated with the Samkhya religion or worldview and is noted for his work in Telugu. His notable work includes the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. He is also recognized for his contributions to grammar, with top works listed as The Vyâkarana-Mahâbhâshya of Patanjali, The vyâkaraṇa-mahâbhâshya of Patañjali, Vyākaraṇamahābhāṣyam, Pāṇinīyavyākaraṇamahābhāṣyam, and Vyākaraṇamahābhāsyam.

His period of activity, or floruit, is dated to 200 BCE. Patanjali has been described in sources such as the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary. He is included on the Wikipedia Vital Articles Level 4 focus list. Records indicate he has 53 works, with a separate count of 5 works listed in another source.

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Works
53

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  • The Vyâkarana-Mahâbhâshya of Patanjali
  • The vyâkaraṇa-mahâbhâshya of Patañjali
  • Vyākaraṇamahābhāṣyam
  • Pāṇinīyavyākaraṇamahābhāṣyam
  • Vyākaraṇamahābhāsyam

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Patañjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि, IPA: [pət̪əɲɟəli]) is a Sanskrit proper name. Several important Sanskrit works are ascribed to one or more authors of this name, and a great deal of scholarship has been devoted over the last century or so to the issue of disambiguation. Amongst the more important authors called Patañjali are: 1) The author of the Mahābhāṣya, an advanced treatise on Sanskrit grammar and linguistics framed as a commentary on Kātyāyana's vārttikas (short comments) on Pāṇini's Aṣṭādhy

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5 total works indexed

  1. Surface-enhanced Raman scattering

    · 1998 · cited 2,675x

  2. A Single Ataxia Telangiectasia Gene with a Product Similar to PI-3 Kinase

    · 1995 · cited 2,199x

  3. Recent advances in processing and applications of microwave ferrites

    · 2009 · cited 803x

  4. Imaging by flat lens using negative refraction

    · 2003 · cited 480x

  5. Get the Basics Right: Jacobian Conversion of Wavelength and Energy Scales for Quantitative Analysis of Emission Spectra

    · 2013 · cited 410x

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Quotes

  • “In deep meditation the flow of concentration is continuous like the flow of oil.”
  • “Peace can be reached through meditation on the knowledge which dreams give. Peace can also be reached through concentration upon that which is dearest to the heart.”
  • “Progress in meditation comes swiftly for those who try their hardest.”
  • “When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to climb.”
  • “When a man becomes steadfast in his abstention from harming others, then all living creatures will cease to feel enmity in his presence”
  • “When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds: Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great, and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive, and you discover yourself to be a greater person by far than you ever dreamed yourself to be.”

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Encyclopedic overview

18 sections
Contents
  • Identities
  • Name
  • Life
  • Grammatical tradition
  • Yoga tradition
  • Tamil Saivite legend
  • Works
  • Yoga Sūtra
  • {{IAST|Mahābhāṣya}}
  • Sphota
  • Metaphysics as grammatical motivation
  • Patanjalatantra
  • Legacy
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • Bibliography
  • External links

upright=1.15|thumb|Patanjali as an avatar of Shesha

Patanjali (, , ; also called Gonardiya or Gonikaputra) was the name of one or more author(s), mystic(s) and philosopher(s) in ancient India. His name is recorded as an author and compiler of a number of Sanskrit works. The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. Estimates based on analysis of this work suggests that its author(s) may have lived between the 2nd century BCE and the 5th century CE.

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