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Trevor Leggett is the first scholar who came forward with a complete translation of Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana ³ The English translation of Yogasutra of Patanjali, Vyasa-bhashya and Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana is provided in the text and it is superior. The main draw back of the work is the omission of the original Sanskrit passages. This may confuse the reader. In the text, the author has given two introductions- one is an introduction for the general reader and the other one is a technical introduction. 15

The general introduction introduces general characteristics of the translation, the philosophy of Yoga, its literature and the sub-commentary Vivarana in general. Then, the main points depicted in Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana are described viz., the contents of four chapters in a nut shell, the swing towards Vedanta, cosmology and so on. At the end of the general introduction, the author has put forward a suggestion that, to examine and judge the authenticity of this text will require expert philological and historical knowledge. The ideas of the text also have to be compared with those of Sankara's well-attested works. The technical introduction discusses Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana's swing towards Sankara's Advaita, and variations in Yogasutra of Patanjali and Vyasa-bhashya The work provides a detailed list of sayings and similes in Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana Leggett has given some information about Sankara's approach to Yoga. He also points out some salient features which prevail, in Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana as present in Sankara's famous writings. Leggett has concluded that he could not find anything absolutely to rule out Sankara as the author. According to him, the present indications are in favour of the fact that the work is likely to be written by Sankara, the great advaitin. He surmises the antiquity of Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana to be about A.D. 700. 16