Patanjali

पतञ्जलि

Country

India

Languages

Classical Sanskrit

Dates

lived c. 2nd century BC - 5th century AD

south asia

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Patanjali was the name of one or more author(s), mystic(s) and philosopher(s) in ancient India. His name is recorded as an author and compiler of a number of Sanskrit works. The greatest of these are the Yoga Sutras, a classical yoga text. Estimates based on analysis of this work suggests that its author(s) may have lived between the 2nd century BCE and the 5th century CE.