Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.29 Neti, the thread
2.29
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सूत्रं वितस्तिसुस्निग्धं नासानाले प्रवेशयेत् ।
मुखान् निर्गमयेच् चैषा नेतिः सिद्धैर् निगद्यते sūtraṃ vitastisusnigdhaṃ nāsānāle praveśayet |
mukhān nirgamayec caiṣā netiḥ siddhair nigadyate
The line
He should enter a smooth thread, a span long, into the nostril and bring it out the mouth. The siddhas call this neti.
नेपालीमा
उसले एक बित्ता लामो चिक्लो धागो नाकको प्वालमा हालेर मुखबाट निकाल्नुपर्छ। सिद्धहरू यसलाई नेति भन्छन्।
Where it sits
Vitasti (वितस्ति) is a span. The verse gives the thread, the nostril, and the mouth.
Split: sūtraṃ (सूत्रं) vitasti (वितस्ति) + susnigdhaṃ (सुस्निग्धं) nāsānāle (नासानाले) praveśayet (प्रवेशयेत्) / mukhān (मुखान्) nirgamayec (निर्गमयेच्) caiṣā (चैषा) netiḥ (नेतिः) siddhair (सिद्धैर्) nigadyate (निगद्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sūtraṃ (सूत्रं) | nominative or accusative singular | a thread. |
| vitasti-susnigdhaṃ (वितस्ति-सुस्निग्धं) | nominative or accusative singular | a span. |
| nāsānāle (नासानाले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| praveśayet (प्रवेशयेत्) | optative | one should insert. |
| mukhān (मुखान्) | accusative plural | the mouth. |
| nirgamayec (निर्गमयेच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| caiṣā (चैषा) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| netiḥ (नेतिः) | nominative singular | neti. The nasal thread. |
| siddhair (सिद्धैर्) | form in the line | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| nigadyate (निगद्यते) | present | is called. |
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. He should enter a smooth thread, a span long, into the nostril and bring it out the mouth. The siddhas call this neti.