The Great Serpent — Here is what we know of Patañjali

Historically, we had two Patañjali(s): one who authored the Mahābhāṣya, commentary on Pāṇini generally dated to 150 BCE and the one who compiled (not necessarily sole author) of the Yogasūtras, later fused with its commentary into the Pātañjalayogaśāstra. Indian tradition attributes to Patañjali three important texts, each in adifferent domain: a seminal treatise on Sanskrit grammar, a…

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