Canonical Ref: YS 2.31
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
जातिदेशकालसमयानवच्छिन्नाः सार्वभौमा महाव्रतम्
English Scholarly Translation
These vows are not restricted by class, place, time, or circumstance.
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Unrestricted by class (jāti), place (deśa), time (kāla), or circumstance (samaya), these restraints (yamāḥ) are universal (sārvabhaumā) and constitute the great vow (mahāvratam)
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Pātañjala Yoga Sūtras, YS 2.31. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.