Sutra 2.36

सत्यप्रतिष्ठायां क्रियाफलाश्रयत्वम् ॥ २.३६ ॥

satyapratiṣṭhāyāṃ kriyāphalāśrayatvam || 2.36 ||

Be true to your word,

and you will acquire the power of truth. Whatever you speak becomes so.

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satya—of veracity. pratisthāyām—in the confirmation, kriyā—of action. phala—of fruition, āśrayatvam—the dependence of.

Source: gurumukhi.ru: Ayurveda glossary of terms

Āśrayatva (आश्रयत्व):—Substratum; an attribute of the substances which is the substratum of properties and actions;

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Yoga Sūtra Chapter Two verse 36

सत्यप्रतिष्थायं क्रियाफलाश्रयत्वम् ॥३६॥

satya-pratiṣṭhāyāṃ kriyā-phala-āśrayatvam ||36||

When established in truthfulness,
the fruit corresponds to the activity.

satya – truthful; honesty; sincere; genuine; actual

pratiṣṭha – established; standing firmly, steadfast; point of support, centre or base of anything

kriyā – doing, performing, performance, occupation with, business, act, action, undertaking, activity, work, labour; bodily action, exercise of the limbs; medical treatment or practice, applying a remedy; a religious rite or ceremony, sacrificial act

phala – fruit; consequence, effect; result; retribution (good or bad), gain or loss, reward or punishment, advantage or disadvantage

āśrayatva – corresponds

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