Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.22 The six names
2.22
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
धौतिर् बस्तिस् तथा नेतिस् त्राटकं नौलिकं तथा ।
कपालभातिश् चैतानि षट्कर्माणि प्रचक्षते dhautir bastis tathā netis trāṭakaṃ naulikaṃ tathā |
kapālabhātiś caitāni ṣaṭkarmāṇi pracakṣate
The line
Dhauti, basti, neti, trāṭaka (त्राटक), nauli, and kapālabhāti (कपालभाति): these are called the six acts.
नेपालीमा
धौति, बस्ति, नेति, त्राटक, नौलि र कपालभाति यिनलाई छ कर्म भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
The names. Each one is taught in the verses that follow, through 2.35.
Split: dhautir (धौतिर्) bastis (बस्ति) tathā (तथा) netis (नेति) trāṭakaṃ (त्राटकं) naulikaṃ (नौलिकं) tathā (तथा) / kapāla (कपाल) + bhātiś (भातिश्) caitāni (चैतानि) ṣaṭ (षट्) + karmāṇi (कर्माणि) pracakṣate (प्रचक्षते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhautir (धौतिर्) | form in the line | dhauti. The cleansing by cloth. |
| bastis (बस्ति) | form in the line | basti. The water cleansing. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| netis (नेति) | form in the line | neti. The nasal thread. |
| trāṭakaṃ (त्राटकं) | nominative or accusative singular | trāṭaka (त्राटक). The steady gaze. |
| naulikaṃ (नौलिकं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kapāla-bhātiś (कपाल-भातिश्) | form in the line | the skull. |
| caitāni (चैतानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | as this verse uses the word. |
| ṣaṭ-karmāṇi (षट्-कर्माणि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| pracakṣate (प्रचक्षते) | present | they declare. |
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. Dhauti, basti, neti, trāṭaka (त्राटक), nauli, and kapālabhāti (कपालभाति): these are called the six acts.