Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.19 Signs of clean channels
2.19
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
यदा तु नाडीशुद्धिः स्यात् तथा चिह्नानि बाह्यतः ।
कायस्य कृशता कान्तिस् तदा जायते निश्चितम् yadā tu nāḍīśuddhiḥ syāt tathā cihnāni bāhyataḥ |
kāyasya kṛśatā kāntis tadā jāyate niścitam
The line
When the channels are clean, the outer signs arise for certain: the body becomes lean, and a glow comes.
नेपालीमा
नाडी सफा हुँदा बाहिरी चिह्न निश्चय नै आउँछन्। शरीर दुब्लो हुन्छ र कान्ति आउँछ।
Where it sits
2.20 adds the inner signs.
Split: yadā (यदा) tu (तु) nāḍī (नाडी) + śuddhiḥ (शुद्धिः) syāt (स्यात्) tathā (तथा) cihnāni (चिह्नानि) bāhyataḥ (बाह्यतः) / kāyasya (कायस्य) kṛśatā (कृशता) kāntis (कान्ति) tadā (तदा) jāyate (जायते) niścitam (निश्चितम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| nāḍī-śuddhiḥ (नाडी-शुद्धिः) | nominative singular | a channel; pure. |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative | would be. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| cihnāni (चिह्नानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | a sign. |
| bāhyataḥ (बाह्यतः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kāyasya (कायस्य) | genitive singular | the body. |
| kṛśatā (कृशता) | nominative singular | leanness. |
| kāntis (कान्ति) | form in the line | radiance. |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present | is born. |
| niścitam (निश्चितम्) | nominative or accusative singular | certainly. |
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. When the channels are clean, the outer signs arise for certain: the body becomes lean, and a glow comes.