Yoga Sutras 1.9: Fantasy, Imagination, Vikalpa

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Yoga Sutra 1.9: Fantasy or imagination (vikalpa) is a thought pattern that has verbal expression and knowledge, but for which there is no such object or reality in existence. (shabda jnana anupati vastu shunyah vikalpah)

shabda = word, sound, verbal expression

jnana = by knowledge, knowing

anupati = following, in sequence, depending upon

vastu = a reality, real object, existent

shunyah = devoid, without, empty

vikalpah= imagination, verbal misconception or delusion, fantasy, hallucination


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