Canonical Ref: YS 4.12
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
अतीतानागतं स्वरूपतोऽस्त्यध्वभेदाद्धर्माणाम्
English Scholarly Translation
The past and future exist in their true form; the difference is due to the path taken by the qualities
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
Past (atīta) and future (anāgatam) exist (asti) in their essential forms (svarūpataḥ). The difference is only in the characteristics (dharmāṇām) at different times or phases (adhva)
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Pātañjala Yoga Sūtras, YS 4.12. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.