Yamas

केदार

अहिंसासत्यास्तेयब्रह्मचर्यापरिग्रहा यमाः ॥३०॥

ahiṁsā-satyāsteya-brahmacaryāparigrahā yamāḥ ॥ 30 ॥

The yamas are ahiṁsā (nonviolence), satya (truthfulness), asteya (refrainment from stealing), brahmacarya (moderation), aparigraha (renunciation of unnecessary possessions).

Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali, 2.30.[1]

References

  1. The Yoga sūtras of Patañjali : a new edition, translation, and commentary with insights from the traditional commentators, Edwin F. Bryant (2015). ISBN: 9781429995986