There are lots of english translations of "Patanjali Yoga Sutras" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali#Translations_and_commentaries https://

There are lots of english translations of "Patanjali Yoga Sutras" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali#Translations_and_commentaries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yoga_Sutras_of_Patanjali#Trans...) To see how succinct they are, read Bon Giovanni's translation at https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/yogasutr.htm https://www.sacred-texts.com/hin/yogasutr.htm If you are new to the subject start with Swami Vivekananda's Raja Yoga which is a very loose but accessible overview. For a detailed study with notes from various commentaries, see The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali trans. by Edwin Bryant. The above two should give you a solid foundation after which you can move on to even more exhaustive translations with specific commentaries.