Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.43 Unmanī of itself
1.43
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
किमन्यैर् बहुभिः पीठैः सिद्धे सिद्धासने सति ।
प्राणानिले सावधाने बद्धे केवलकुम्भके ।
उत्पद्यते निरायासात् स्वयमेवोन्मनी कला kim anyair bahubhiḥ pīṭhaiḥ siddhe siddhāsane sati |
prāṇānile sāvadhāne baddhe kevalakumbhake |
utpadyate nirāyāsāt svayam evonmanī kalā
The line
What need of many other seats, once siddhāsana (सिद्धासन) is firm, the breath-wind watched, and kevala kumbhaka bound? The unmanī (उन्मनी) art arises of itself, without strain.
नेपालीमा
सिद्धासन स्थिर भएपछि, श्वासको वायु हेरिएपछि र केवल कुम्भक बाँधिएपछि अरू धेरै आसनको के खाँचो? उन्मनी कला आफैँ, कष्ट बिना, उठ्छ।
Where it sits
Three quarters. Kevala kumbhaka (केवल कुम्भक) is taught at 2.72. Unmanī (उन्मनी) is the state beyond the mind, and the fourth chapter gathers its names at 4.3.
Split: kim (किम्) anyair (अन्यैर्) bahubhiḥ (बहुभिः) pīṭhaiḥ (पीठैः) siddhe (सिद्धे) siddhāsane (सिद्धासने) sati (सति) / prāṇānile (प्राणानिले) sāvadhāne (सावधाने) baddhe (बद्धे) kevala (केवल) + kumbhake (कुम्भके) / utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) nirāyāsāt (निरायासात्) svayam (स्वयम्) evonmanī (एवोन्मनी) kalā (कला)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kim (किम्) | indeclinable | what. |
| anyair (अन्यैर्) | form in the line | another. |
| bahubhiḥ (बहुभिः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| pīṭhaiḥ (पीठैः) | instrumental plural | a seat. |
| siddhe (सिद्धे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| siddhāsane (सिद्धासने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). The accomplished seat. |
| sati (सति) | present | when it is there. Locative absolute. |
| prāṇānile (प्राणानिले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the wind of prāṇa (प्राण). |
| sāvadhāne (सावधाने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | attentive. |
| baddhe (बद्धे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | bound. |
| kevala-kumbhake (केवल-कुम्भके) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | alone. The kevala hold is the holding by itself; kumbhaka. Retention of the breath. |
| utpadyate (उत्पद्यते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| nirāyāsāt (निरायासात्) | ablative singular | without strain. |
| svayam (स्वयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | of itself. |
| evonmanī (एवोन्मनी) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kalā (कला) | nominative singular | a digit. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 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. What need of many other seats, once siddhāsana (सिद्धासन) is firm, the breath-wind watched, and kevala kumbhaka bound? The unmanī (उन्मनी) art arises of itself, without strain.