Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.34 The corpse
1.34
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
उत्तानं शबवद् भूमौ शयनं तच् छवासनम् ।
शवासनं श्रान्तिहरं चित्तविश्रान्तिकारकम् uttānaṃ śabavad bhūmau śayanaṃ tac chavāsanam |
śavāsanaṃ śrāntiharaṃ cittaviśrāntikārakam
The line
Lying face up on the ground like a corpse: that is the corpse seat. The corpse seat takes fatigue and makes the mind rest.
नेपालीमा
जमिनमा शवझैँ अनुहार माथि पारेर पल्टिनु त्यो शवको आसन हो। शवको आसनले थकान हटाउँछ र मनलाई विश्राम दिन्छ।
Where it sits
Śava (शव) is a corpse. The verse gives the shape and then the two fruits, fatigue and the mind's rest.
Split: uttānaṃ (उत्तानं) śabavad (शबवद्) bhūmau (भूमौ) śayanaṃ (शयनं) tac (तच्) chavāsanam (छवासनम्) / śavāsanaṃ (शवासनं) śrānti (श्रान्ति) + haraṃ (हरं) citta (चित्त) + viśrānti (विश्रान्ति) + kārakam (कारकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| uttānaṃ (उत्तानं) | nominative or accusative singular | turned up. |
| śabavad (शबवद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhūmau (भूमौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the ground. |
| śayanaṃ (शयनं) | nominative or accusative singular | lying down. |
| tac (तच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| chavāsanam (छवासनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| śavāsanaṃ (शवासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| śrānti-haraṃ (श्रान्ति-हरं) | nominative or accusative singular | fatigue; taking away. |
| citta-viśrānti-kārakam (चित्त-विश्रान्ति-कारकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the mind; rest; a maker. |
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. Lying face up on the ground like a corpse: that is the corpse seat. The corpse seat takes fatigue and makes the mind rest.