Patañjali (Devanāgarī पतञ्जलि) (fl. 150 BCE or 2nd c. BCE)'s the compiler of the Yoga Sutras, an important collection of aphorisms on Yoga practice, and also the author of the Mahābhāṣya, a major commentary on Panini's Ashtadhyayi. However, whether these two works are that of the same author or not remains in some doubt. In recent decades the Yoga Sutra has become quite popular worldwide for the precepts regarding practice… (More on Patanjali)