Sūtra 2.23 (योग., अव.) इत्थं दृश्यद्रष्टारौ व्याख्याय तत्संयोगं व्याख्यातुमाह। (Yogasudhākara, Avatārikā ) Ittham dṛśyadraṣṭāru vyākhyāya tat-saṁyogam vyākhyātum āha. (Yoga. Intro.) Having explained the perceived and the perceiver, states their association.   स्वस्वामिशक्त्यो: स्वरूपोलब्धिहेतु: संयोगः। (सूत्रम्  २.२३) Sva-swami-śaktyoḥ svarūpa-upalabdhi-hetuḥ sam-yogaḥ. (2.23) Association of the power of prakṛti and that of puruṣa is the means of seeing […]

This is the audio of our discussion of 2.21. This aphorism (2.21) was discussed in Yogasūtra group in September 2017. Sadāśivabrahmendra‘s Yogasudhākara commentary (योगसुधाकर:)  इत्थं दृश्यद्रष्टारावभिधाय तयो: शेषशेषित्वमभिधातुमाह। (Yogasudhākaraḥ) Ittham dṛśyadraṣṭāru abhidhāya śeṣaśeṣitvam abhdhatum āha.(Introduction to the sūtra) Thus defining the perceived and the perceiver, to express their object-subject connection he (Patañjali) says: Sūtra 2.21 […]