Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.36 The four
1.36
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सिद्धं पद्मं तथा सिंहं भद्रं वेति चतुष्टयम् ।
श्रेष्ठं तत्रापि च सुखे तिष्ठेत् सिद्धासने सदा siddhaṃ padmaṃ tathā siṃhaṃ bhadraṃ veti catuṣṭayam |
śreṣṭhaṃ tatrāpi ca sukhe tiṣṭhet siddhāsane sadā
The line
Siddha, padma, siṃha (सिंह), and bhadra: the four. Best among them is the one that is easeful. He should always stay in siddhāsana (सिद्धासन).
नेपालीमा
सिद्ध, पद्म, सिंह र भद्र यी चार हुन्, र तीमध्ये सहज हुने आसन उत्तम हो। उसले सधैँ सिद्धासनमा बस्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Sukhe (सुखे) is in ease. The verse keeps the easeful seat, and it tells him to stay in siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). The shapes follow.
Split: siddhaṃ (सिद्धं) padmaṃ (पद्मं) tathā (तथा) siṃhaṃ (सिंहं) bhadraṃ (भद्रं) veti (वेति) catuṣṭayam (चतुष्टयम्) / śreṣṭhaṃ (श्रेष्ठं) tatrāpi (तत्रापि) ca (च) sukhe (सुखे) tiṣṭhet (तिष्ठेत्) siddhāsane (सिद्धासने) sadā (सदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| siddhaṃ (सिद्धं) | nominative or accusative singular | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| padmaṃ (पद्मं) | nominative or accusative singular | a lotus. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| siṃhaṃ (सिंहं) | nominative or accusative singular | a lion. |
| bhadraṃ (भद्रं) | nominative or accusative singular | auspicious. |
| veti (वेति) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| catuṣṭayam (चतुष्टयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a set of four. |
| śreṣṭhaṃ (श्रेष्ठं) | nominative or accusative singular | the best. |
| tatrāpi (तत्रापि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| sukhe (सुखे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | ease. |
| tiṣṭhet (तिष्ठेत्) | optative | he should stand. |
| siddhāsane (सिद्धासने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). The accomplished seat. |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always. |
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. Siddha, padma, siṃha (सिंह), and bhadra: the four. Best among them is the one that is easeful. He should always stay in siddhāsana (सिद्धासन).