Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.34 The crown of the acts
2.34
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
मन्दाग्निसन्दीपनपाचनादिसन्धापिकानन्दकरी सदैव ।
अशेषदोषमयशोषणी च हठक्रिया मौलिरियं च नौलिः mandāgnisandīpanapācanādisandhāpikānandakarī sadaiva |
aśeṣadoṣamayaśoṣaṇī ca haṭhakriyā maulir iyaṃ ca nauliḥ
The line
Always kindling a dull fire, cooking, and making the joy of setting things right, and drying every disease of the doṣas (दोष): this nauli is the crown of the haṭha (हठ) acts.
नेपालीमा
मन्द अग्नि सधैँ बाल्दै, पकाउँदै, मिलाउने आनन्द दिँदै र दोषका हरेक रोग सुकाउँदै यो नौलि हठ कर्मको मुकुट हो।
Where it sits
The fruit of 2.33. Mauli (मौलि) is the crown.
Split: mandāgni (मन्दाग्नि) + sandīpana (सन्दीपन) + pācanādi (पाचनादि) + sandhāpikānanda (सन्धापिकानन्द) + karī (करी) sadaiva (सदैव) / aśeṣa (अशेष) + doṣa (दोष) + maya (मय) + śoṣaṇī (शोषणी) ca (च) haṭha (हठ) + kriyā (क्रिया) maulir (मौलिर्) iyaṃ (इयं) ca (च) nauliḥ (नौलिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mandāgni-sandīpana-pācanādi-sandhāpikānanda-karī (मन्दाग्नि-सन्दीपन-पाचनादि-सन्धापिकानन्द-करी) | nominative singular | a maker, feminine. |
| sadaiva (सदैव) | form in the line | always. |
| aśeṣa-doṣa-maya-śoṣaṇī (अशेष-दोष-मय-शोषणी) | nominative singular | without remainder; fault; made of; drying. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| haṭha-kriyā (हठ-क्रिया) | nominative singular | haṭha (हठ). The yoga of force; action. |
| maulir (मौलिर्) | form in the line | the crown, the chief. |
| iyaṃ (इयं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| nauliḥ (नौलिः) | nominative singular | nauli. The abdominal churn. |
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. Always kindling a dull fire, cooking, and making the joy of setting things right, and drying every disease of the doṣas (दोष): this nauli is the crown of the haṭha (हठ) acts.