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rramadassonApr 15, 2021
To see how succinct they are, read Bon Giovanni's translation at 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.