Canonical Ref: YS 2.20
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
द्रष्टा दृशिमात्रः शुद्धोऽपि प्रत्ययानुपश्यः
English Scholarly Translation
I exist for the seer’s purpose.
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
The Seer (draṣṭā) is exclusively (mātraḥ) a Witness (dṛśi). Though (api) pure (śuddhaḥ), it passively observes (anupaśyaḥ) the mental modifications (pratyaya).
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Pātañjala Yoga Sūtras, YS 2.20. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.