Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.63 Fire, women, travel
1.63
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
वह्निस्त्रीपथिसेवानामादौ वर्जनमाचरेत् vahnistrīpathisevānām ādau varjanam ācaret
The line
At the start he should practice leaving the service of fire, women, and the road.
नेपालीमा
सुरुमा उसले आगो, स्त्री र बाटोको सेवा छोड्ने अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
A half-verse, with no second quarter in this pāṭha (पाठ). It is the whole line. 1.64 gives the sentence as Gorakṣa (गोरक्ष)'s and adds the morning bath and the fast.
Split: vahni (वह्नि) + strī (स्त्री) + pathi (पथि) + sevānām (सेवानाम्) ādau (आदौ) varjanam (वर्जनम्) ācaret (आचरेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vahni-strī-pathi-sevānām (वह्नि-स्त्री-पथि-सेवानाम्) | genitive plural | fire; a woman; on the path; to practice, to attend. |
| ādau (आदौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | at the beginning. |
| varjanam (वर्जनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | leaving. |
| ācaret (आचरेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 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. At the start he should practice leaving the service of fire, women, and the road.