Patañjali

pariṇāma-tāpa-saṁskāra-duḥkhair guṇa-vṛtti-virodhāc ca duḥkham eva sarvam vivekinaḥ

pariṇāma-tāpa-saṁskāra-duḥkhair guṇa-vṛtti-virodhāc ca duḥkham eva sarvam vivekinaḥ |
(Yoga-sūtra: 2.15)

“For one possessed of discernment, everything [i.e., all worldly experience] is verily suffering because of the sufferings of [i.e., caused by] transformation [i.e., karmic reactions, alt., invariable impermanence], [the] sorrow [ensuing from such transformation], and [the] saṁskāras [created thereby], and on account of the opposition in the functioning of the guṇas.”

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sasarjāgre’ndha-tāmisram atha tāmisram ādi-kṛt

sasarjāgre’ndha-tāmisram atha tāmisram ādi-kṛt |
mahāmohaṁ ca mohaṁ ca tamaś cājñāna-vṛttayaḥ ||
(Śrīmad Bhāgavatam: 3.12.2)

“At the beginning [of the emanation of the universe], the original creator [i.e., Lord Brahmā] emanated the functions of ajñāna (ignorance): andha-tāmisra (blinding darkness), tāmisra (darkness), mahāmoha (severe delusion), moha (delusion), and tamas (dimness).”

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brāhmaṇena niṣkāraṇo dharmaḥ ṣaḍaṅgo vedo’dhyeyo jñeya iti

brāhmaṇena niṣkāraṇo dharmaḥ ṣaḍaṅgo vedo’dhyeyo jñeya iti | 
pradhānaṁ ca ṣaṭsv aṅgeṣu vyākaraṇam | 
pradhāne ca kṛto yatnaḥ phalavān bhavati |
(Mahābhāṣya)

“Dharma, the six aṅgas [of the Veda], and the Veda are to be received and learned by a brāhmaṇa without cause [i.e., without any selfish motive, and without questioning the reason why this should be done]. Among the six aṅgas, vyākaraṇa (grammar) is the foremost, and exertion done in regard to that which is foremost becomes fruitful.”

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yathottaraṁ munīnāṁ prāmāṇyam

yathottaraṁ munīnāṁ prāmāṇyam |
(Kaiyata, an 11th century vaiyākaraṇa; cited in Siddhānta-kaumudī on Aṣṭadhyāyī: 7.3.59)

“The authority of the sages is successive [i.e., among the three seminal sages of vyākaraṇa—Pāṇini, Kātyāyana, and Patañjali—the authority of each succeeding sage is greater than his predecessor(s), and thus Patañjali is the highest authority in all matters of Pāṇini’s vyākaraṇa].”

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caturbhiś ca prakāraiḥ vidyopayuktā

caturbhiś ca prakāraiḥ vidyopayuktā bhavati, āgama-kālena svādhyāya-kālena pravacana-kālena vyavahāra-kāleneti |
(Mahābhāṣya: 1.1.1)

“Knowledge is acquired in four ways: at the time of receiving [i.e., receiving it from an ācārya], at the time of personally studying [i.e., reviewing it, reflecting on it, reciting it, etc.], at the time of speaking [i.e., teaching it to others], and at the time of applying [i.e., performing sacrifices, navigating challenges, etc. using it].”

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