Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.13 Rub the sweat
2.13
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
जलेन श्रमजातेन गात्रमर्दनमाचरेत् ।
दृढता लघुता चैव तेन गात्रस्य जायते jalena śramajātena gātramardanam ācaret |
dṛḍhatā laghutā caiva tena gātrasya jāyate
The line
He should rub the body with the water born of the fatigue. From that, firmness and lightness of the body are born.
नेपालीमा
उसले थकानबाट जन्मेको पानीले शरीर मल्नुपर्छ। त्यसबाट शरीरको दृढता र हलुकापन जन्मिन्छन्।
Where it sits
The sweat of 2.12 is the water. The verse tells him to rub with it.
Split: jalena (जलेन) śrama (श्रम) + jātena (जातेन) gātra (गात्र) + mardanam (मर्दनम्) ācaret (आचरेत्) / dṛḍhatā (दृढता) laghutā (लघुता) caiva (चैव) tena (तेन) gātrasya (गात्रस्य) jāyate (जायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jalena (जलेन) | instrumental singular | the water. |
| śrama-jātena (श्रम-जातेन) | instrumental singular | fatigue; once born. |
| gātra-mardanam (गात्र-मर्दनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the limbs; rubbing. |
| ācaret (आचरेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| dṛḍhatā (दृढता) | nominative singular | firmness. |
| laghutā (लघुता) | nominative singular | lightness. |
| caiva (चैव) | indeclinable | and indeed. |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | with that. |
| gātrasya (गात्रस्य) | genitive singular | the limbs. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present | is born. |
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. He should rub the body with the water born of the fatigue. From that, firmness and lightness of the body are born.