Prathama-prakaraṇam (Yama) · Verse 2
वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञं योगेषु परिनिष्ठितम् । जितेन्द्रियं जितक्रोधं जिताहारं जितामयम् ॥
vedavedāṅgatattvajñaṃ yogeṣu pariniṣṭhitam | jitendriyaṃ jitakrodhaṃ jitāhāraṃ jitāmayam ||
This verse continues the invocatory praise, now highlighting Yājñavalkya’s mastery over both scriptural and practical domains. Vedavedāṅgatattvajña signals expertise in the Vedic corpus and its six auxiliary disciplines (vedāṅgas). The fourfold jita — senses (indriya), anger (krodha), food (āhāra), and disease (āmaya) — outlines the hallmarks of a fully accomplished yogī. This progression from intellectual mastery to practical self-governance mirrors the structure of the teaching that follows: knowledge first, then its embodiment.