Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.15 Six that ruin it
1.15
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अत्याहारः प्रयासश् च प्रजल्पो नियमाग्रहः ।
जनसङ्गश् च लौल्यं च षड्भिर् योगो विनश्यति atyāhāraḥ prayāsaś ca prajalpo niyamāgrahaḥ |
janasaṅgaś ca laulyaṃ ca ṣaḍbhir yogo vinaśyati
The line
Yoga is ruined by six: overeating, exertion, talk, clinging to rules, the company of people, and restlessness.
नेपालीमा
योग अति भोजन, परिश्रम, कुरा, नियममा टाँसिने बानी, मानिसको सङ्गत र चञ्चलता यी छ कुराले बिग्रिन्छ।
Where it sits
1.16 names the six that bring the same yoga through.
Split: atyāhāraḥ (अत्याहारः) prayāsaś (प्रयासश्) ca (च) prajalpo (प्रजल्पो) niyamāgrahaḥ (नियमाग्रहः) / jana (जन) + saṅgaś (सङ्गश्) ca (च) laulyaṃ (लौल्यं) ca (च) ṣaḍbhir (षड्भिर्) yogo (योगो) vinaśyati (विनश्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| atyāhāraḥ (अत्याहारः) | nominative singular | overeating. |
| prayāsaś (प्रयासश्) | form in the line | strain. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| prajalpo (प्रजल्पो) | form in the line | chatter. |
| niyamāgrahaḥ (नियमाग्रहः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| jana-saṅgaś (जन-सङ्गश्) | form in the line | company, attachment. |
| laulyaṃ (लौल्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | restlessness, greed. |
| ṣaḍbhir (षड्भिर्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| yogo (योगो) | form in the line | yoga. |
| vinaśyati (विनश्यति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
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. Yoga is ruined by six: overeating, exertion, talk, clinging to rules, the company of people, and restlessness.