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Vyasa-bhasya on the first sutra (atha yoganusasanam) itself, 13 expounds the meaning of the word yoga, the objective of the study etc. Vyasa-bhashya defines only the words atha and yoga. But Patanjala-yogasutra-bhasya-vivarana gives definition to the word anusasana (exposition) also. Anusasana is defined as instruction (anusisti). When defining the word atha, Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana accepts the meaning given in VBh.athikarartha and gives further explanation such as athikara arambhah prastavah (adhikara means beginning, commencement). Vivaranakara continues that, in the word atha, there arises a sense of continuity but the prominent factor is the sense of beginning. Vyasa-bhasya defines the word yoga as samadhi. Patanjala-yogasutra-bhashya-vivarana accepts the same meaning with slight difference in wordings i.e., yogah samadhanam.¹ Vivaranakara explains the etymology of 152

the word yoga in detail. It is derived from the Sanskrit root 'yuja samadhau' and not from the root 'yujiryoge'. The meaning samadhi is more suitable to the word yoga. Samadhi is described as a quality of mind which belongs to all its stages (bhumi). Here, Vivaranakara adds one more point-'this is a quality of mind and not of atman. 15 While explaining the etymology of the word yoga, Vivaranakara points out that the meanings of the word and its 16 details. In the beginning of Patanjala-yogasutra-bhasya-vivarana, defines yoga as 'yogah samadhih'. After a few passages, it is clarified that, the sutra - 'yogascittavrttinirodhah' becomes the definition of nirbijasamadhi. Thus, the meaning of asamprajnatasamadhi is 17 also attached to the word yoga. In the subsequent passage, Vivaranakara mentions that the word yoga also bears the meaning knowledge (khyati).18