Canonical Ref: YS 2.29
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
यमनियमासनप्राणायामप्रत्याहारधारणाध्यानसमाधयोऽष्टावङ्गानि
English Scholarly Translation
The eight limbs of yoga are yama, niyama, asana, pranayama, pratyahara, dharana, dhyana, and samadhi.
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
The eight limbs (aṣṭau-aṅgāni) of yoga (yoga) are: restraints (yama), observances (niyama), posture (āsana), breath control (prāṇāyāma), withdrawal of the senses (pratyāhāra), concentration (dhāraṇā), meditation (dhyāna), and absorption (samādhi)
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Pātañjala Yoga Sūtras, YS 2.29. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.