Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.45 Four without a match
1.45
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नासनं सिद्धसदृशं न कुम्भः केवलोपमः ।
न खेचरीसमा मुद्रा न नादसदृशो लयः nāsanaṃ siddhasadṛśaṃ na kumbhaḥ kevalopamaḥ |
na khecarīsamā mudrā na nādasadṛśo layaḥ
The line
The verse says there is no seat like the siddha, no kumbhaka like the kevala, no mudrā (मुद्रा) like khecarī (खेचरी), and no laya like nāda (नाद).
नेपालीमा
श्लोक भन्छ, सिद्ध जस्तो आसन छैन, केवल जस्तो कुम्भक छैन, खेचरी जस्तो मुद्रा छैन, र नाद जस्तो लय छैन।
Where it sits
Each na (न) is the verse's own. The four it sets at the top are taught later: kevala (केवल) at 2.72, khecarī (खेचरी) at 3.32, nāda (नाद) from 4.65.
Split: nāsanaṃ (नासनं) siddha (सिद्ध) + sadṛśaṃ (सदृशं) na (न) kumbhaḥ (कुम्भः) kevalopamaḥ (केवलोपमः) / na (न) khecarī (खेचरी) + samā (समा) mudrā (मुद्रा) na (न) nāda (नाद) + sadṛśo (सदृशो) layaḥ (लयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāsanaṃ (नासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | the verse's own no, joined to āsana (आसन), a seat. |
| siddha-sadṛśaṃ (सिद्ध-सदृशं) | nominative or accusative singular | a siddha. One who has arrived; like. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| kumbhaḥ (कुम्भः) | nominative singular | a pot. |
| kevalopamaḥ (केवलोपमः) | nominative singular | a likeness of kevala, the hold alone. |
| khecarī-samā (खेचरी-समा) | nominative singular | khecarī (खेचरी); equal. |
| mudrā (मुद्रा) | nominative singular | the seal. |
| nāda-sadṛśo (नाद-सदृशो) | form in the line | the sound; like. |
| layaḥ (लयः) | nominative singular | laya. |
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. The verse says there is no seat like the siddha, no kumbhaka like the kevala, no mudrā (मुद्रा) like khecarī (खेचरी), and no laya like nāda (नाद).