Canonical Ref: YS 4.17
Sanskrit (Devanāgarī)
तदुपरागापेक्षित्वाच्चित्तस्य वस्तु ज्ञाताज्ञातम्
English Scholarly Translation
An object is known or unknown depending on whether or not it is colored by the mind
व्याख्या / Traditional Commentary & Notes
Classical Exegesis
The object (vastu) is known (jñāta) or unknown (ajñātam) to the mind (cittasya) depending on how (apekṣitvāt) it colors (uparāga) that mind (tat)
Canonical CTS URN Reference
Pātañjala Yoga Sūtras, YS 4.17. Poorvam Open Research Engine (PORE) Corpus.