Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.12 Sweat, trembling, the place
2.12
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कनीयसि भवेद् स्वेद कम्पो भवति मध्यमे ।
उत्तमे स्थानमाप्नोति ततो वायुं निबन्धयेत् kanīyasi bhaved sveda kampo bhavati madhyame |
uttame sthānam āpnoti tato vāyuṃ nibandhayet
The line
In the least practice there is sweat. In the middle there is trembling. In the highest he reaches a place. Then he should bind the wind.
नेपालीमा
सबैभन्दा कम अभ्यासमा पसिना हुन्छ, बीचमा कम्पन हुन्छ, र सबैभन्दा माथिल्लोमा उसले स्थानमा पुग्छ। त्यसपछि उसले वायु बाँध्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Three grades of the same practice. The place is sthāna (स्थान), left unnamed.
Split: kanīyasi (कनीयसि) bhaved (भवेद्) sveda (स्वेद) kampo (कम्पो) bhavati (भवति) madhyame (मध्यमे) / uttame (उत्तमे) sthānam (स्थानम्) āpnoti (आप्नोति) tato (ततो) vāyuṃ (वायुं) nibandhayet (निबन्धयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kanīyasi (कनीयसि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| sveda (स्वेद) | form in the line | sweat. |
| kampo (कम्पो) | form in the line | trembling. |
| bhavati (भवति) | present | becomes. |
| madhyame (मध्यमे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the middle. |
| uttame (उत्तमे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the highest. |
| sthānam (स्थानम्) | nominative or accusative singular | place. |
| āpnoti (आप्नोति) | form in the line | obtains. |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. |
| vāyuṃ (वायुं) | form in the line | the breath. |
| nibandhayet (निबन्धयेत्) | optative | one should bind. |
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. In the least practice there is sweat. In the middle there is trembling. In the highest he reaches a place. Then he should bind the wind.