Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.60 Measured food
1.60
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सुस्निग्धमधुराहारश् चतुर्थांशविवर्जितः ।
भुज्यते शिवसम्प्रीत्यै मिताहारः स उच्यते susnigdhamadhurāhāraś caturthāṃśavivarjitaḥ |
bhujyate śivasamprītyai mitāhāraḥ sa ucyate
The line
Sweet, well-oiled food, a quarter of it left out, eaten for Śiva (शिव)'s pleasure: that is called measured food.
नेपालीमा
मिठो, राम्ररी स्निग्ध भोजन, त्यसको चौथाइ छोडेर, शिवको प्रसन्नताका लागि खाएकोलाई परिमित भोजन भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
Mitāhāra (मिताहार) was the ninth yama (यम) at 1.17. This verse says what the measure is. A quarter is left uneaten.
Split: susnigdha (सुस्निग्ध) + madhurāhāraś (मधुराहारश्) caturthāṃśa (चतुर्थांश) + vivarjitaḥ (विवर्जितः) / bhujyate (भुज्यते) śiva (शिव) + samprītyai (सम्प्रीत्यै) mitāhāraḥ (मिताहारः) sa (स) ucyate (उच्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| susnigdha-madhurāhāraś (सुस्निग्ध-मधुराहारश्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| caturthāṃśa-vivarjitaḥ (चतुर्थांश-विवर्जितः) | nominative singular | left. |
| bhujyate (भुज्यते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| śiva-samprītyai (शिव-सम्प्रीत्यै) | form in the line | Śiva (शिव). |
| mitāhāraḥ (मिताहारः) | nominative singular | measured food. |
| sa (स) | form in the line | he. |
| ucyate (उच्यते) | present | is called. |
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. Sweet, well-oiled food, a quarter of it left out, eaten for Śiva (शिव)'s pleasure: that is called measured food.