Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.69 Practice is the cause
1.69
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
न वेषधारणं सिद्धेः कारणं न च तत्कथा ।
क्रियैव कारणं सिद्धेः सत्यमेतन् न संशयः na veṣadhāraṇaṃ siddheḥ kāraṇaṃ na ca tatkathā |
kriyaiva kāraṇaṃ siddheḥ satyam etan na saṃśayaḥ
The line
The verse says wearing a costume is not the cause of success, and talk of it is not the cause. Practice alone is the cause of success. This is true, and the verse says there is no doubt.
नेपालीमा
श्लोक भन्छ, भेष लगाउनु सिद्धिको कारण होइन र त्यसको कुरा पनि कारण होइन। अभ्यास मात्र सिद्धिको कारण हो, यो सत्य हो, र श्लोकले शङ्का छैन भन्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 1.68. Kriyā (क्रिया) is the practice, the doing.
Split: na (न) veṣa (वेष) + dhāraṇaṃ (धारणं) siddheḥ (सिद्धेः) kāraṇaṃ (कारणं) na (न) ca (च) tat (तत्) + kathā (कथा) / kriyaiva (क्रियैव) kāraṇaṃ (कारणं) siddheḥ (सिद्धेः) satyam (सत्यम्) etan (एतन्) na (न) saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| veṣa-dhāraṇaṃ (वेष-धारणं) | nominative or accusative singular | costume, dress; holding. |
| siddheḥ (सिद्धेः) | form in the line | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| kāraṇaṃ (कारणं) | nominative or accusative singular | a cause. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| tat-kathā (तत्-कथा) | nominative singular | that; talk. |
| kriyaiva (क्रियैव) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| satyam (सत्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular | truth. |
| etan (एतन्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular | doubt. |
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 wearing a costume is not the cause of success, and talk of it is not the cause. Practice alone is the cause of success. This is true, and the verse says there is no doubt.