Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.42 Twelve years
1.42
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
आत्मध्यायी मिताहारी यावद् द्वादशवत्सरम् ।
सदा सिद्धासनाभ्यासाद् योगी निष्पत्तिमाप्नुयात् ātmadhyāyī mitāhārī yāvad dvādaśavatsaram |
sadā siddhāsanābhyāsād yogī niṣpattim āpnuyāt
The line
Meditating on the self, eating measured food, for as long as twelve years, by the constant practice of siddhāsana (सिद्धासन) the yogin may reach completion.
नेपालीमा
आत्माको ध्यान गर्दै र परिमित भोजन खाँदै बाह्र वर्षसम्म सिद्धासनको निरन्तर अभ्यासले योगी पूर्णतामा पुग्न सक्छ।
Where it sits
Niṣpatti (निष्पत्ति) is the completion, the same word as the fourth stage of the inner sound at 4.69.
Split: ātma (आत्म) + dhyāyī (ध्यायी) mitāhārī (मिताहारी) yāvad (यावद्) dvādaśa (द्वादश) + vatsaram (वत्सरम्) / sadā (सदा) siddhāsanābhyāsād (सिद्धासनाभ्यासाद्) yogī (योगी) niṣpattim (निष्पत्तिम्) āpnuyāt (आप्नुयात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ātma-dhyāyī (आत्म-ध्यायी) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| mitāhārī (मिताहारी) | nominative singular | measured food. |
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | for as long as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. |
| dvādaśa-vatsaram (द्वादश-वत्सरम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a year. |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| siddhāsanābhyāsād (सिद्धासनाभ्यासाद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular | the yogin. |
| niṣpattim (निष्पत्तिम्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| āpnuyāt (आप्नुयात्) | optative | one should obtain. |
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. Meditating on the self, eating measured food, for as long as twelve years, by the constant practice of siddhāsana (सिद्धासन) the yogin may reach completion.