Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.4 Who knows it
1.4
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
हठविद्यां हि मत्स्येन्द्रगोरक्षाद्या विजानते ।
स्वात्मारामोऽथवा योगी जानीते तत्प्रसादतः haṭhavidyāṃ hi matsyendragorakṣādyā vijānate |
svātmārāmo'thavā yogī jānīte tatprasādataḥ
The line
Matsyendra, Gorakṣa (गोरक्ष), and the others know the knowledge of haṭha (हठ). Svātmārāma (स्वात्माराम) the yogin knows it by their grace.
नेपालीमा
मत्स्येन्द्र, गोरक्ष र अरूले हठको ज्ञान जान्छन्। योगी स्वात्माराम तिनीहरूको कृपाले त्यो जान्छन्।
Where it sits
The next four verses name those others. 1.9 gathers the list.
Split: haṭha (हठ) + vidyāṃ (विद्यां) hi (हि) matsyendra (मत्स्येन्द्र) + gorakṣādyā (गोरक्षाद्या) vijānate (विजानते) / svātmārāmo'thavā (स्वात्मारामोऽथवा) yogī (योगी) jānīte (जानीते) tat (तत्) + prasādataḥ (प्रसादतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| haṭha-vidyāṃ (हठ-विद्यां) | form in the line | haṭha (हठ). The yoga of force; knowledge. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed. |
| matsyendra-gorakṣādyā (मत्स्येन्द्र-गोरक्षाद्या) | nominative singular | Matsyendra. |
| vijānate (विजानते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| svātmārāmo'thavā (स्वात्मारामोऽथवा) | nominative singular | Svātmārāma (स्वात्माराम); or. |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular | the yogin. |
| jānīte (जानीते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| tat-prasādataḥ (तत्-प्रसादतः) | nominative singular | that. |
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. Matsyendra, Gorakṣa (गोरक्ष), and the others know the knowledge of haṭha (हठ). Svātmārāma (स्वात्माराम) the yogin knows it by their grace.