Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.13 The marks of the hut
1.13
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अल्पद्वारमरन्ध्रगर्तविवरं नात्युच्चनीचायतं सम्यग्गोमयसान्द्रलिप्तममलं निःशेसजन्तूज्झितम् ।
बाह्ये मण्डपवेदिकूपरुचिरं प्राकारसंवेष्टितं प्रोक्तं योगमठस्य लक्षणमिदं सिद्धैर् हठाभ्यासिभिः alpadvāram arandhragartavivaraṃ nātyuccanīcāyataṃ samyaggomayasāndraliptam amalaṃ niḥśesajantūjjhitam |
bāhye maṇḍapavedikūparuciraṃ prākārasaṃveṣṭitaṃ proktaṃ yogamaṭhasya lakṣaṇam idaṃ siddhair haṭhābhyāsibhiḥ
The line
A small door, no hole or pit or opening, neither too high nor too low nor too long, smeared thick and well with cow-dung, spotless, left by every creature, and outside a lovely pavilion, altar, and well, wrapped in a wall. The siddhas who practice haṭha (हठ) have said this is the mark of a yoga hut.
नेपालीमा
सानो ढोका, प्वाल, खाल्डो वा खुल्ला ठाउँ नभएको, न अति अग्लो न अति होचो न अति लामो, गाईको गोबरले बाक्लो र राम्ररी लिपिएको, निर्मल, हरेक प्राणीले छोडेको, र बाहिर सुन्दर मण्डप, वेदी र इनार, पर्खालले घेरिएको यस्तो कुटीलाई हठ अभ्यास गर्ने सिद्धहरूले योगकुटीको चिह्न भनेका छन्।
Where it sits
A long descriptive verse in a different count. It fills the maṭhikā (मठिका) of 1.12.
Split: alpa (अल्प) + dvāram (द्वारम्) arandhra (अरन्ध्र) + garta (गर्त) + vivaraṃ (विवरं) nātyucca (नात्युच्च) + nīcāyataṃ (नीचायतं) samyag (सम्यग्) + gomaya (गोमय) + sāndra (सान्द्र) + liptam (लिप्तम्) amalaṃ (अमलं) niḥśesa (निःशेस) + jantūjjhitam (जन्तूज्झितम्) / bāhye (बाह्ये) maṇḍapa (मण्डप) + vedi (वेदि) + kūpa (कूप) + ruciraṃ (रुचिरं) prākāra (प्राकार) + saṃveṣṭitaṃ (संवेष्टितं) proktaṃ (प्रोक्तं) yoga (योग) + maṭhasya (मठस्य) lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) idaṃ (इदं) siddhair (सिद्धैर्) haṭhābhyāsibhiḥ (हठाभ्यासिभिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| alpa-dvāram (अल्प-द्वारम्) | nominative or accusative singular | small; a door. |
| arandhra-garta-vivaraṃ (अरन्ध्र-गर्त-विवरं) | nominative or accusative singular | an opening. |
| nātyucca-nīcāyataṃ (नात्युच्च-नीचायतं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| samyag-gomaya-sāndra-liptam (सम्यग्-गोमय-सान्द्र-लिप्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular | cow dung. |
| amalaṃ (अमलं) | nominative or accusative singular | spotless. |
| niḥśesa-jantūjjhitam (निःशेस-जन्तूज्झितम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bāhye (बाह्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | outer. |
| maṇḍapa-vedi-kūpa-ruciraṃ (मण्डप-वेदि-कूप-रुचिरं) | nominative or accusative singular | a pavilion; an altar; a well. |
| prākāra-saṃveṣṭitaṃ (प्राकार-संवेष्टितं) | nominative or accusative singular | a wall. |
| proktaṃ (प्रोक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular | taught, called. |
| yoga-maṭhasya (योग-मठस्य) | genitive singular | yoga; a hut. |
| lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a mark. |
| idaṃ (इदं) | nominative or accusative singular | this. |
| siddhair (सिद्धैर्) | form in the line | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| haṭhābhyāsibhiḥ (हठाभ्यासिभिः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 38, 38 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. A small door, no hole or pit or opening, neither too high nor too low nor too long, smeared thick and well with cow-dung, spotless, left by every creature, and outside a lovely pavilion, altar, and well, wrapped in a wall. The siddhas who practice haṭha (हठ) have said this is the mark of a yoga hut.