Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.3 Life is the wind staying
2.3
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
यावद् वायुः स्थितो देहे तावज् जीवनमुच्यते ।
मरणं तस्य निष्क्रान्तिस् ततो वायुं निरोधयेत् yāvad vāyuḥ sthito dehe tāvaj jīvanam ucyate |
maraṇaṃ tasya niṣkrāntis tato vāyuṃ nirodhayet
The line
So long as the wind stays in the body, that is called life. Its going out is death. Therefore he should restrain the wind.
नेपालीमा
जतिञ्जेल वायु शरीरमा रहन्छ त्यसलाई जीवन भनिन्छ, र त्यसको बाहिर जानु मृत्यु हो। त्यसैले उसले वायु रोक्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's own pair is jīvana (जीवन) and maraṇa (मरण). The restraint is the same verb as 2.2.
Split: yāvad (यावद्) vāyuḥ (वायुः) sthito (स्थितो) dehe (देहे) tāvaj (तावज्) jīvanam (जीवनम्) ucyate (उच्यते) / maraṇaṃ (मरणं) tasya (तस्य) niṣkrāntis (निष्क्रान्ति) tato (ततो) vāyuṃ (वायुं) nirodhayet (निरोधयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | for as long as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. |
| vāyuḥ (वायुः) | form in the line | the breath. |
| sthito (स्थितो) | form in the line | standing, stayed. |
| dehe (देहे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | in the body. |
| tāvaj (तावज्) | form in the line | so long. |
| jīvanam (जीवनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | living. |
| ucyate (उच्यते) | present | is called. |
| maraṇaṃ (मरणं) | nominative or accusative singular | dying. |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of him. |
| niṣkrāntis (निष्क्रान्ति) | form in the line | the going out. |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. |
| vāyuṃ (वायुं) | form in the line | the breath. |
| nirodhayet (निरोधयेत्) | optative | one should restrain. |
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. So long as the wind stays in the body, that is called life. Its going out is death. Therefore he should restrain the wind.