Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.14 Milk and ghee at the start
2.14
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अभ्यासकाले प्रथमे शस्तं क्षीराज्यभोजनम् ।
ततोऽभ्यासे दृढीभूते न तादृङ्नियमग्रहः abhyāsakāle prathame śastaṃ kṣīrājyabhojanam |
tato'bhyāse dṛḍhībhūte na tādṛṅniyamagrahaḥ
The line
In the first time of practice, food of milk and ghee is praised. Once the practice has become firm, that kind of clinging to a rule drops away.
नेपालीमा
अभ्यासको पहिलो कालमा दूध र घिउको भोजनको प्रशंसा गरिन्छ। अभ्यास स्थिर भएपछि त्यस्तो नियममा टाँसिने बानी हट्छ।
Where it sits
The na (न) belongs to the second half: the clinging to that rule is what drops. Measured food itself stays, from 1.60.
Split: abhyāsa (अभ्यास) + kāle (काले) prathame (प्रथमे) śastaṃ (शस्तं) kṣīrājya (क्षीराज्य) + bhojanam (भोजनम्) / tato'bhyāse (ततोऽभ्यासे) dṛḍhībhūte (दृढीभूते) na (न) tādṛṅ (तादृङ्) + niyama (नियम) + grahaḥ (ग्रहः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhyāsa-kāle (अभ्यास-काले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | practice; at the time. |
| prathame (प्रथमे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | on the first. |
| śastaṃ (शस्तं) | nominative or accusative singular | praised, a good one. |
| kṣīrājya-bhojanam (क्षीराज्य-भोजनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | food. |
| tato'bhyāse (ततोऽभ्यासे) | present | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound; practice. |
| dṛḍhībhūte (दृढीभूते) | present | become firm. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| tādṛṅ-niyama-grahaḥ (तादृङ्-नियम-ग्रहः) | nominative singular | a niyama. An observance; to take. |
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 first time of practice, food of milk and ghee is praised. Once the practice has become firm, that kind of clinging to a rule drops away.