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Yoga Sutras of Patanjali · 1.49

श्रुतानुमानप्रज्ञाभ्यामन्यविषया विशेषार्थत्वात् ॥४९॥

śrutānumānaprajñābhyāmanyaviṣayā viśeṣārthatvāt

It differs in scope from wisdom gained through scripture or inference, because it deals with the particular.

— Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 1.49

Source: Sanskrit attributed to Patanjali (c. 2nd century BCE – 4th century CE). Public-domain English readings drawn from Swami Vivekananda's 'Raja Yoga' (1896) and Charles Johnston's 'The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali' (1912).

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