Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.9 They move in the egg of Brahmā
1.9
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
इत्यादयो महासिद्धा हठयोगप्रभावतः ।
खण्डयित्वा कालदण्डं ब्रह्माण्डे विचरन्ति ते ity ādayo mahāsiddhā haṭhayogaprabhāvataḥ |
khaṇḍayitvā kāladaṇḍaṃ brahmāṇḍe vicaranti te
The line
These and the other great siddhas, by the power of haṭha (हठ) yoga, break the staff of time and move in the egg of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा).
नेपालीमा
यी र अरू महान् सिद्धहरू हठ योगको बलले कालको दण्ड भाँच्छन् र ब्रह्माको अण्डमा विचरण गर्छन्।
Where it sits
Ity ādayaḥ (इत्यादयः) picks up 1.5 through 1.8. Brahmāṇḍa (ब्रह्माण्ड) is the egg of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), the world-egg.
Split: ity (इत्य्) ādayo (आदयो) mahāsiddhā (महासिद्धा) haṭha (हठ) + yoga (योग) + prabhāvataḥ (प्रभावतः) / khaṇḍayitvā (खण्डयित्वा) kāla (काल) + daṇḍaṃ (दण्डं) brahmāṇḍe (ब्रह्माण्डे) vicaranti (विचरन्ति) te (ते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ity (इत्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ādayo (आदयो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| mahāsiddhā (महासिद्धा) | nominative singular | a great siddha. |
| haṭha-yoga-prabhāvataḥ (हठ-योग-प्रभावतः) | nominative singular | haṭha (हठ). The yoga of force; yoga. |
| khaṇḍayitvā (खण्डयित्वा) | absolutive | as this verse uses the word. |
| kāla-daṇḍaṃ (काल-दण्डं) | nominative or accusative singular | by time; a stick. |
| brahmāṇḍe (ब्रह्माण्डे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| vicaranti (विचरन्ति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| te (ते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
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. These and the other great siddhas, by the power of haṭha (हठ) yoga, break the staff of time and move in the egg of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा).