Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.28 The water-basti practiced
2.28
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
धान्त्वद्रियान्तःकरणप्रसादं दधाच् च कान्तिं दहनप्रदीप्तम् ।
अशेषदोषोपचयं निहन्यादभ्यस्यमानं जलबस्तिकर्म dhāntvadriyāntaḥkaraṇaprasādaṃ dadhāc ca kāntiṃ dahanapradīptam |
aśeṣadoṣopacayaṃ nihanyād abhyasyamānaṃ jalabastikarma
The line
Practiced, the water-basti gives clarity of the senses and of the inner organ, a glow, and a kindled fire, and it strikes down the heaping of every doṣa (दोष).
नेपालीमा
अभ्यास गरिएको जलबस्तिले इन्द्रिय र अन्तःकरणको स्पष्टता, कान्ति र प्रज्वलित अग्नि दिन्छ, र हरेक दोषको थुप्रो ढाल्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 2.26. Antaḥkaraṇa (अन्तःकरण) is the inner organ.
Split: dhāntvadriyāntaḥ (धान्त्वद्रियान्तः) + karaṇa (करण) + prasādaṃ (प्रसादं) dadhāc (दधाच्) ca (च) kāntiṃ (कान्तिं) dahana (दहन) + pradīptam (प्रदीप्तम्) / aśeṣa (अशेष) + doṣopacayaṃ (दोषोपचयं) nihanyād (निहन्याद्) abhyasyamānaṃ (अभ्यस्यमानं) jala (जल) + basti (बस्ति) + karma (कर्म)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhāntvadriyāntaḥ-karaṇa-prasādaṃ (धान्त्वद्रियान्तः-करण-प्रसादं) | nominative or accusative singular | an act; grace. |
| dadhāc (दधाच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| kāntiṃ (कान्तिं) | form in the line | radiance. |
| dahana-pradīptam (दहन-प्रदीप्तम्) | nominative or accusative singular | burning, the digestive fire; blazing. |
| aśeṣa-doṣopacayaṃ (अशेष-दोषोपचयं) | nominative or accusative singular | without remainder. |
| nihanyād (निहन्याद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| abhyasyamānaṃ (अभ्यस्यमानं) | nominative or accusative singular | being practiced. |
| jala-basti-karma (जल-बस्ति-कर्म) | form in the line | the water; basti. The water cleansing; an act. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 22, 22 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. Practiced, the water-basti gives clarity of the senses and of the inner organ, a glow, and a kindled fire, and it strikes down the heaping of every doṣa (दोष).