Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.27 What basti clears
2.27
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
गुल्मप्लीहोदरं चापि वातपित्तकफोद्भवाः ।
बस्तिकर्मप्रभावेण क्षीयन्ते सकलामयाः gulmaplīhodaraṃ cāpi vātapittakaphodbhavāḥ |
bastikarmaprabhāveṇa kṣīyante sakalāmayāḥ
The line
Gulma, spleen, and the swelling of the belly, and the diseases born of wind, bile, and phlegm, waste away by the power of the basti act.
नेपालीमा
गुल्म, प्लीहा र पेटको सुजन, अनि वायु, पित्त र कफबाट जन्मेका रोग बस्ति कर्मको शक्तिले क्षीण हुन्छन्।
Where it sits
The fruit of 2.26. The three doṣas (दोष) are vāta (वात), pitta (पित्त), and kapha (कफ).
Split: gulma (गुल्म) + plīhodaraṃ (प्लीहोदरं) cāpi (चापि) vāta (वात) + pitta (पित्त) + kaphodbhavāḥ (कफोद्भवाः) / basti (बस्ति) + karma (कर्म) + prabhāveṇa (प्रभावेण) kṣīyante (क्षीयन्ते) sakalāmayāḥ (सकलामयाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gulma-plīhodaraṃ (गुल्म-प्लीहोदरं) | nominative or accusative singular | an abdominal lump. |
| cāpi (चापि) | indeclinable | and also. |
| vāta-pitta-kaphodbhavāḥ (वात-पित्त-कफोद्भवाः) | nominative plural | wind; bile. |
| basti-karma-prabhāveṇa (बस्ति-कर्म-प्रभावेण) | instrumental singular | basti. The water cleansing; an act; power. |
| kṣīyante (क्षीयन्ते) | present | they wane. |
| sakalāmayāḥ (सकलामयाः) | nominative plural | as this verse uses the word. |
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. Gulma, spleen, and the swelling of the belly, and the diseases born of wind, bile, and phlegm, waste away by the power of the basti act.