Quantification of the limbs: eight principal āsanas (with three uttamottama — best of the best), three types of prāṇāyāma, and five types of pratyāhāra. This numerical specificity is characteristic of the saṃhitā genre, which catalogs practices with precision. The three-fold prāṇāyāma corresponds to pūraka, kumbhaka, and recaka — inhalation, retention, and exhalation — though the text will elaborate differently.