Timeless Yoga Sutras...

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1.2:  yogashchittavrittinirodhah ||2||

        Yoga is to calm the fluctuations of the mind. (Sutra 1.2)
        Yoga is restraining the mind (Chitta) from taking various forms (Vrttis).

2.1: tapahsvadhyayeshvarapranidhanani kriyayogah ||1||

        Yoga (which is a form of action) consists of three parts: self-discipline, self-inquiry, and devotion to God. (Sutra 2.1)  
         Mortification, study, and surrendering fruits of work to God are called Kriya Yoga.

1.27: tasya vachakah prannavah ||27||

         Om is the sound of God, made manifest (Sutra 1.27)
         His manifesting word is Om.  

2.30: ahinsasatyasteyabrahmacharyaparigraha yamah ||30||

          Before all else, cause no pain. (Sutra 2.30)
          Non-killing, truthfulness, non-stealing, continence, and non-receiving, are called Yama. 

2.46: sthirasukham aasanam ||46||

         May we inhabit a posture of comfort and steadiness. (Sutra 2.46)
         Posture is that which is firm and pleasant.

Here is the translation by Swami Vivekananda with original Sanskrit verses

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