Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.15 Mastered slowly
2.15
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
यथा सिंहो गजो व्याघ्रो भवेद् वश्यः शनैः शनैः ।
तथैव सेवितो वायुरन्यथा हन्ति साधकम् yathā siṃho gajo vyāghro bhaved vaśyaḥ śanaiḥ śanaiḥ |
tathaiva sevito vāyur anyathā hanti sādhakam
The line
As a lion, an elephant, or a tiger comes to be mastered slowly, so the wind that is served. The verse says that otherwise it kills the practitioner.
नेपालीमा
सिंह, हात्ती वा बाघ जसरी बिस्तारै वशमा आउँछ, त्यसरी नै सेवा गरिएको वायु वशमा आउँछ। श्लोक भन्छ, नत्र त्यसले अभ्यास गर्नेलाई मार्छ।
Where it sits
Anyathā (अन्यथा) is the verse's own otherwise. The wind is served the way a great animal is mastered, a little at a time.
Split: yathā (यथा) siṃho (सिंहो) gajo (गजो) vyāghro (व्याघ्रो) bhaved (भवेद्) vaśyaḥ (वश्यः) śanaiḥ (शनैः) śanaiḥ (शनैः) / tathaiva (तथैव) sevito (सेवितो) vāyur (वायुर्) anyathā (अन्यथा) hanti (हन्ति) sādhakam (साधकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| siṃho (सिंहो) | form in the line | a lion. |
| gajo (गजो) | form in the line | an elephant. |
| vyāghro (व्याघ्रो) | form in the line | a tiger. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| vaśyaḥ (वश्यः) | nominative singular | mastered. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
| tathaiva (तथैव) | indeclinable | in that same way. |
| sevito (सेवितो) | form in the line | practiced. |
| vāyur (वायुर्) | form in the line | the breath. |
| anyathā (अन्यथा) | indeclinable | otherwise. |
| hanti (हन्ति) | present | kills. |
| sādhakam (साधकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a practitioner. |
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. As a lion, an elephant, or a tiger comes to be mastered slowly, so the wind that is served. The verse says that otherwise it kills the practitioner.