the Yoga Sutras

I was wondering how many people here have actually read/study the yoga sutras? My favorite translations are the Yoga Philosophy of Patanjali, and Yoga Sutras of Patanjali: a Study Guide for Book I.

I've read The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, by Alistair Shearer. I haven't actually studied it though. There are many translations or interpretations, and I'd be interested in knowing which ones are considered the best.

I like Shearer's translation as well, though for different reasons. I suspect "the best" would depend on how you define best, though to me it would be a pretty close competition between Baba Hari Dass' (the study guide), Yoga Philosophy (Hariharananda Aranya), Chip Hartranft's translation, Feuerstein's, and Edwin F Bryant's. If I were forced, I'd likely cut that down to between Hari Dass and SHA, as both hold up to scholastic scrutiny quite well, but were written by longtime practitioners who have an understanding of the text you really can't get just by academic study.

I've been studying the Yoga Sutra for years now and it never occurred to me to see if there was a topic on LT about it. Looks like this one has been dormant for years and years but thought I'd see if I could revive it.
I use the Yoga Sutra for my daily meditation and chanting. I've been slowly going through the various translations and commentaries to further my understanding. As a yoga teacher, I feel an understanding of the YS is imperative to honor (and not appropriate or misrepresent) the tradition, even as I'm mostly asked and encouraged to teach it as "fitness" in studios. Since studios are still closed in my area due to the pandemic, it's been a good opportunity to switch from a predominantly asana, or physical, practice to a more meditative practice and offer a free or donation based session on line.
But like all systems of philosophy or living, it takes a lifetime(or lifetimes), to master, especially on your own without teachers. So I'm "on the road to find out", as Cat Stevens so eloquently put it.