Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.14 Stay and practice
1.14
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
एवं विधे मठे स्थित्वा सर्वचिन्ताविवर्जितः ।
गुरूपदिष्टमार्गेण योगमेव समभ्यसेत् evaṃ vidhe maṭhe sthitvā sarvacintāvivarjitaḥ |
gurūpadiṣṭamārgeṇa yogam eva samabhyaset
The line
Staying in a hut of that kind, having left every worry, he should practice yoga alone, by the path the guru taught.
नेपालीमा
त्यस्तो कुटीमा बसेर, हरेक चिन्ता छोडेर, उसले गुरुले सिकाएको बाटोबाट एक्लै योगको अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Evaṃ vidhe (एवं विधे) points back at the hut of 1.13.
Split: evaṃ (एवं) vidhe (विधे) maṭhe (मठे) sthitvā (स्थित्वा) sarva (सर्व) + cintā (चिन्ता) + vivarjitaḥ (विवर्जितः) / gurūpadiṣṭa (गुरूपदिष्ट) + mārgeṇa (मार्गेण) yogam (योगम्) eva (एव) samabhyaset (समभ्यसेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way. |
| vidhe (विधे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | kinds. |
| maṭhe (मठे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a hut. |
| sthitvā (स्थित्वा) | absolutive | having stayed. |
| sarva-cintā-vivarjitaḥ (सर्व-चिन्ता-विवर्जितः) | nominative singular | every; thought; left. |
| gurūpadiṣṭa-mārgeṇa (गुरूपदिष्ट-मार्गेण) | instrumental singular | the path. |
| yogam (योगम्) | nominative or accusative singular | yoga. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| samabhyaset (समभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 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. Staying in a hut of that kind, having left every worry, he should practice yoga alone, by the path the guru taught.