Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.37 Some teachers stop at the breath
2.37
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
प्राणायामैरेव सर्वे प्रशुष्यन्ति मला इति ।
आचार्याणां तु केषांचिदन्यत् कर्म न संमतम् prāṇāyāmair eva sarve praśuṣyanti malā iti |
ācāryāṇāṃ tu keṣāṃcid anyat karma na saṃmatam
The line
By the prāṇāyāmas (प्राणायाम) alone, all the impurities dry up. Some teachers do not accept any act besides that.
नेपालीमा
प्राणायामले मात्र सबै अशुद्धि सुक्छन्। कतिपय आचार्य त्योबाहेक कुनै कर्म मान्दैनन्।
Where it sits
The disagreement stays. 2.21 told the six acts when fat and phlegm are in excess. This verse records teachers for whom the breath is the whole cleansing.
Split: prāṇāyāmair (प्राणायामैर्) eva (एव) sarve (सर्वे) praśuṣyanti (प्रशुष्यन्ति) malā (मला) iti (इति) / ācāryāṇāṃ (आचार्याणां) tu (तु) keṣāṃcid (केषांचिद्) anyat (अन्यत्) karma (कर्म) na (न) saṃmatam (संमतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇāyāmair (प्राणायामैर्) | form in the line | prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम). Regulation of the breath. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| sarve (सर्वे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | all. |
| praśuṣyanti (प्रशुष्यन्ति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| malā (मला) | nominative singular | impurity. |
| iti (इति) | indeclinable | thus. |
| ācāryāṇāṃ (आचार्याणां) | form in the line | teachers. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| keṣāṃcid (केषांचिद्) | form in the line | of some. |
| anyat (अन्यत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| karma (कर्म) | form in the line | an act. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| saṃmatam (संमतम्) | nominative or accusative singular | agreed. |
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. By the prāṇāyāmas (प्राणायाम) alone, all the impurities dry up. Some teachers do not accept any act besides that.