Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.12 The country and the hut
1.12
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सुराज्ये धार्मिके देशे सुभिक्षे निरुपद्रवे ।
धनुः प्रमाणपर्यन्तं शिलाग्निजलवर्जिते ।
एकान्ते मठिकामध्ये स्थातव्यं हठयोगिना surājye dhārmike deśe subhikṣe nirupadrave |
dhanuḥ pramāṇaparyantaṃ śilāgnijalavarjite |
ekānte maṭhikāmadhye sthātavyaṃ haṭhayoginā
The line
In a well-ruled, dharmic country, where food is plentiful and trouble is absent, in a place free of rock, fire, and water for as far as a bow-length, in solitude, in the middle of a small hut, the haṭha (हठ) yogin should stay.
नेपालीमा
सुशासित धार्मिक देशमा, जहाँ भोजन प्रशस्त छ र कष्ट छैन, धनुषको लम्बाइसम्म ढुङ्गा, आगो र पानीबाट मुक्त ठाउँमा, एकान्तमा, सानो कुटीको बीचमा हठ योगी बस्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Three quarters. The bow-length is the distance the verse clears of rock, fire, and water. 1.13 gives the marks of the hut itself.
Split: surājye (सुराज्ये) dhārmike (धार्मिके) deśe (देशे) subhikṣe (सुभिक्षे) nirupadrave (निरुपद्रवे) / dhanuḥ (धनुः) pramāṇa (प्रमाण) + paryantaṃ (पर्यन्तं) śilāgni (शिलाग्नि) + jala (जल) + varjite (वर्जिते) / ekānte (एकान्ते) maṭhikā (मठिका) + madhye (मध्ये) sthātavyaṃ (स्थातव्यं) haṭha (हठ) + yoginā (योगिना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| surājye (सुराज्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhārmike (धार्मिके) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | dharmic. |
| deśe (देशे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the region. |
| subhikṣe (सुभिक्षे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| nirupadrave (निरुपद्रवे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhanuḥ (धनुः) | form in the line | a bow. |
| pramāṇa-paryantaṃ (प्रमाण-पर्यन्तं) | nominative or accusative singular | a measure. Also a means of knowing, when the sentence is about knowing; up to. |
| śilāgni-jala-varjite (शिलाग्नि-जल-वर्जिते) | present | the water; left. |
| ekānte (एकान्ते) | present | a lonely place. |
| maṭhikā-madhye (मठिका-मध्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a small hut; in the middle. |
| sthātavyaṃ (स्थातव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| haṭha-yoginā (हठ-योगिना) | nominative singular | haṭha (हठ). The yoga of force; by the yogin. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 16, 16 syllables. A hyphen in the split is a compound joint, a teaching mark, and the voice joins it.
Say it back
Cover the English and say the verse in one sentence. In a well-ruled, dharmic country, where food is plentiful and trouble is absent, in a place free of rock, fire, and water for as far as a bow-length, in solitude, in the middle of a small hut, the haṭha (हठ) yogin should stay.