Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.66 What the yogin eats
1.66
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पुष्टं सुमधुरं स्निग्धं गव्यं धातुप्रपोषणम् ।
मनोभिलषितं योग्यं योगी भोजनमाचरेत् puṣṭaṃ sumadhuraṃ snigdhaṃ gavyaṃ dhātuprapoṣaṇam |
manobhilaṣitaṃ yogyaṃ yogī bhojanam ācaret
The line
The yogin should eat food that is nourishing, very sweet, oily, from the cow, feeding the tissues, wanted by the mind, and suitable.
नेपालीमा
योगीले पुष्टिकारक, धेरै मिठो, स्निग्ध, गाईबाट आएको, धातु पोस्ने, मनले चाहेको र उपयुक्त भोजन खानुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Beside the list of 1.65, this is the character of the meal. Gavya (गव्य) is what comes from the cow. Dhātu (धातु) is the tissue.
Split: puṣṭaṃ (पुष्टं) sumadhuraṃ (सुमधुरं) snigdhaṃ (स्निग्धं) gavyaṃ (गव्यं) dhātu (धातु) + prapoṣaṇam (प्रपोषणम्) / manobhilaṣitaṃ (मनोभिलषितं) yogyaṃ (योग्यं) yogī (योगी) bhojanam (भोजनम्) ācaret (आचरेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| puṣṭaṃ (पुष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular | nourishing. |
| sumadhuraṃ (सुमधुरं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| snigdhaṃ (स्निग्धं) | nominative or accusative singular | oily, smooth. |
| gavyaṃ (गव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | coming from the cow. |
| dhātu-prapoṣaṇam (धातु-प्रपोषणम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a tissue. Also an element. |
| manobhilaṣitaṃ (मनोभिलषितं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| yogyaṃ (योग्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | suitable. |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular | the yogin. |
| bhojanam (भोजनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | food. |
| ācaret (आचरेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
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 yogin should eat food that is nourishing, very sweet, oily, from the cow, feeding the tissues, wanted by the mind, and suitable.