Yoga Sutras of Patanjali · 4.14

परिणामैकत्वाद्वस्तुतत्त्वम्॥१४॥

pariṇāmaikatvād vastutattvam

The reality of an object lies in the unity of its transformations.

— Yoga Sutras of Patanjali 4.14

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).