Whom from suffering would be freed,
faith their seed.
Control, the rain they need.
Yoke and plow, understanding.
Plow shaft, modesty outstanding.
That that binds yoke, the mind.
Mindfulness, both goad
and plowshare in kind.
Thus bound, strive on toward liberation,
beyond sorrow and lamentation.
The Sanskrit noun योग yoga is derived from the root yuj (युज्) “to attach, join, harness, yoke.”
Yoga is a cognate of the English word “yoke”.