Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.39 Even the gods practiced the wind
2.39
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ब्रह्मादयोऽपि त्रिदशाः पवनाभ्यासतत्पराः ।
अभूवन्नन्तकभयात् तस्मात् पवनमभ्यसेत् brahmādayo'pi tridaśāḥ pavanābhyāsatatparāḥ |
abhūvann antakabhayāt tasmāt pavanam abhyaset
The line
Even the thirty gods, Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) and the rest, became intent on the practice of the wind, from fear of the ender. Therefore practice the wind.
नेपालीमा
तीस देवता, ब्रह्मा र अरू, अन्तकको डरले वायुको अभ्यासमा तल्लीन हुनुभयो। त्यसैले वायुको अभ्यास गर्नुहोस्।
Where it sits
The reading is antaka-bhayāt (अन्तक-भयात्), from fear of Antaka, the ender. Pavana (पवन) is the wind.
Split: brahmādayo'pi (ब्रह्मादयोऽपि) tridaśāḥ (त्रिदशाः) pavanābhyāsa (पवनाभ्यास) + tatparāḥ (तत्पराः) / abhūvann (अभूवन्न्) antaka (अन्तक) + bhayāt (भयात्) tasmāt (तस्मात्) pavanam (पवनम्) abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brahmādayo'pi (ब्रह्मादयोऽपि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| tridaśāḥ (त्रिदशाः) | nominative plural | a god, one of the thirty. |
| pavanābhyāsa-tatparāḥ (पवनाभ्यास-तत्पराः) | nominative plural | intent on. |
| abhūvann (अभूवन्न्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| antaka-bhayāt (अन्तक-भयात्) | optative | the ender, death; fear. |
| tasmāt (तस्मात्) | ablative singular | therefore. |
| pavanam (पवनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the wind. |
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
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. Even the thirty gods, Brahmā (ब्रह्मा) and the rest, became intent on the practice of the wind, from fear of the ender. Therefore practice the wind.