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Patanjali (Sanskrit: पतञ्जलि, IAST: Patañjali, Sanskrit pronunciation: [pɐtɐɲdʑɐli]; also called Gonardiya or Gonikaputra)[a] was an author, mystic and philosopher in ancient India. He is believed to be an author and compiler of a number of Sanskrit works.[3] The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. Estimates based on analysis of his works suggests that he may have lived between the 2nd century BCE and the 5th century CE.[3] Patanjali is regarded as an avatar of Adi Sesha.[4]
There is speculation as to whether the sage Patañjali is the author of all the works attributed to him, as there are a number of known historical authors of the same name. A great deal of scholarship has been devoted over the 20th century to the issue of the historicity or identity of this author or these authors.[5]
- ^ Monier Williams (1899). A Sanskrit–English Dictionary. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- ^ Mahamahopadhyaya Kashinath Vasudev Abhyankar (1961). A Dictionary of Sanskrit Grammar. Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.
- ^ a b "Patanjali | Hindu author, mystic, and philosopher | Britannica". britannica.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ David Frawley (2014). Vedic Yoga:The Path of the Rishi. Lotus Press. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-940676-25-1.
- ^ Raghavan, V.; et al. (1968). New Catalogus Catalogorum. Vol. 11. Madras: University of Madras. pp. 89–90. lists ten separate authors by the name of "Patañjali."
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