Patanjali’s Yog
Patanjali’s definition of yoga Yoga is the removal of the fluctuations of the mind. (Yoga Sutras: I, 2) Jan: Patanjali’s famous definition of yoga is “yogas chitta vritti nirodhah”, which … Continue reading
Yoga Sῡtras of Patañjali
Yoga Sῡtras of Patañjali Introduction Apart from the fact that this famous text was written somewhere between the first and fourth century A.D, little is known about it’s origin and … Continue reading
Pingala, Inventor of Binary Numbers in 2nd Century BCE
Pingala (Devanagari: पिङ्गल) is the author of Chandaḥśāstra (Chandaḥsūtra), the earliest known Sanskrit treatise on prosody. Very less historical knowledge is available about Pingala, though his works are retained till … Continue reading



