Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.39 Other names
1.39
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
एतत् सिद्धासनं प्राहुरन्ये वज्रासनं विदुः ।
मुक्तासनं वदन्त्येके प्राहुर् गुप्तासनं परे etat siddhāsanaṃ prāhur anye vajrāsanaṃ viduḥ |
muktāsanaṃ vadanty eke prāhur guptāsanaṃ pare
The line
They call this siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). Others know it as vajrāsana (वज्रासन). Some say muktāsana (मुक्तासन). Others say guptāsana (गुप्तासन).
नेपालीमा
तिनीहरू यसलाई सिद्धासन भन्छन्, अरूले वज्रासन जान्छन्, कसैले मुक्तासन भन्छन्, र अरूले गुप्तासन भन्छन्।
Where it sits
Four names for the seat of 1.37 and 1.38. Vajrāsana (वज्रासन) returns as the seat of śakticālana (शक्तिचालन) in the third chapter.
Split: etat (एतत्) siddhāsanaṃ (सिद्धासनं) prāhur (प्राहुर्) anye (अन्ये) vajrāsanaṃ (वज्रासनं) viduḥ (विदुः) / muktāsanaṃ (मुक्तासनं) vadanty (वदन्त्य्) eke (एके) prāhur (प्राहुर्) guptāsanaṃ (गुप्तासनं) pare (परे)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etat (एतत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| siddhāsanaṃ (सिद्धासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). The accomplished seat. |
| prāhur (प्राहुर्) | form in the line | they say. |
| anye (अन्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | another. |
| vajrāsanaṃ (वज्रासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | vajrāsana (वज्रासन). |
| viduḥ (विदुः) | form in the line | they know. |
| muktāsanaṃ (मुक्तासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | muktāsana (मुक्तासन). A name of the siddha seat. |
| vadanty (वदन्त्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| eke (एके) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | one. |
| guptāsanaṃ (गुप्तासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| pare (परे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | another. |
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. They call this siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). Others know it as vajrāsana (वज्रासन). Some say muktāsana (मुक्तासन). Others say guptāsana (गुप्तासन).