Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.5

Sanskrit Sutra

वृत्तयः पंचतय्यः क्लिष्टा अक्लिष्टाः॥५॥

Swami Vivekananda's translation

There are five classes of modifications, (some) painful and (others) not painful.

Vyasa Bhashya (Sanskrit)

क्लेशहेतुकाः कर्माशयप्रचये क्षेत्रीभूताः क्लिष्टाः। ख्यातिविषया गुणाधिकारविरोधिन्योऽक्लिष्टाः। क्लिष्टप्रवाहपतिता अप्यक्लिष्टाः। क्लिष्टच्छिद्रेष्वप्यक्लिष्टा भवन्ति। अक्लिष्टच्छिद्रेषु क्लिष्टा इति। तथाजातीयकाः संस्कारा वृत्तिभिरेव क्रियन्ते। संस्कारैश्च वृत्तय इति। एवं वृत्तिसंस्कारचक्रमनिशमावर्तते। तदेवंभूतं चित्तमवसिताधिकारमात्मकल्पेन व्यवतिष्ठते प्रलयं वा गच्छतीति। ताः क्लिष्टाश्चाक्लिष्टाश्च पञ्चधा वृत्तयः ॥ ५ ॥

Vyasa Bhashya (English Translation)

The afflicted (klista) modifications are those which are caused by afflictions (kleshas) and which become the field for the accumulation of the vehicle of karma (karmashaya). The un-afflicted (aklista) modifications are those which have for their object discriminative discernment (khyati) and which oppose the operation of the gunas. Even those which fall within the stream of afflicted modifications can be un-afflicted. And in the intervals between the afflicted modifications, the un-afflicted arise. Similarly, in the intervals between the un-afflicted modifications, the afflicted arise. Corresponding latent impressions (samskaras) are created by these modifications. And modifications are created by the latent impressions. Thus, the wheel of modifications and latent impressions revolves continuously. Such a mind, when its task is finished, either abides in a state similar to the Self (Atman) or goes into dissolution (pralaya). These five kinds of modifications are afflicted and un-afflicted. || 5 ||

Chapter link: Yoga Sutra Chapter 1