Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.20 Nāda appears
2.20
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
यथेष्टं धारणं वायोरनलस्य प्रदीपनम् ।
नादाभिव्यक्तिरारोग्यं जायते नाडिशोधनात् yatheṣṭaṃ dhāraṇaṃ vāyor analasya pradīpanam |
nādābhivyaktir ārogyaṃ jāyate nāḍiśodhanāt
The line
Holding the wind as he wishes, a kindling of the fire, the manifestation of nāda (नाद), and health arise from the cleansing of the channels.
नेपालीमा
नाडीको शुद्धिबाट इच्छानुसार वायु समात्नु, अग्निको प्रज्वलन, नाद प्रकट हुनु र स्वास्थ्य उत्पन्न हुन्छन्।
Where it sits
The first time the chapter says nāda (नाद) becomes manifest. The search for that sound is the fourth chapter. Nāḍi-śodhana (नाडि-शोधन) is the cleansing these verses have been describing.
Split: yatheṣṭaṃ (यथेष्टं) dhāraṇaṃ (धारणं) vāyor (वायोर्) analasya (अनलस्य) pradīpanam (प्रदीपनम्) / nādābhivyaktir (नादाभिव्यक्तिर्) ārogyaṃ (आरोग्यं) jāyate (जायते) nāḍi (नाडि) + śodhanāt (शोधनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yatheṣṭaṃ (यथेष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular | as one wishes. |
| dhāraṇaṃ (धारणं) | nominative or accusative singular | holding. |
| vāyor (वायोर्) | form in the line | the breath. |
| analasya (अनलस्य) | genitive singular | fire. |
| pradīpanam (प्रदीपनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | kindling. |
| nādābhivyaktir (नादाभिव्यक्तिर्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ārogyaṃ (आरोग्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | health. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present | is born. |
| nāḍi-śodhanāt (नाडि-शोधनात्) | ablative singular | a channel. The stem; cleansing. |
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. Holding the wind as he wishes, a kindling of the fire, the manifestation of nāda (नाद), and health arise from the cleansing of the channels.