Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.54 Sītkārī, the sipping sound
2.54
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सीत्कां कुर्यात् तथा वक्त्रे घ्राणेनैव विजृम्भिकाम् ।
एवमभ्यासयोगेन कामदेवो द्वितीयकः sītkāṃ kuryāt tathā vaktre ghrāṇenaiva vijṛmbhikām |
evam abhyāsayogena kāmadevo dvitīyakaḥ
The line
He should make a sipping sound with the mouth, and the opening by the nose alone. By the yoga of this practice he becomes a second Kāmadeva (कामदेव).
नेपालीमा
उसले मुखले चुस्ने ध्वनि बनाउनुपर्छ र खोल्ने काम नाकबाट मात्र गर्नुपर्छ। यस अभ्यासको योगले ऊ दोस्रो कामदेव हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Sītkā (सीत्का) is the sipping sound. Kāmadeva (कामदेव) is the god of desire. The verse's claim is the second one. 2.55 continues the fruit.
Split: sītkāṃ (सीत्कां) kuryāt (कुर्यात्) tathā (तथा) vaktre (वक्त्रे) ghrāṇenaiva (घ्राणेनैव) vijṛmbhikām (विजृम्भिकाम्) / evam (एवम्) abhyāsa (अभ्यास) + yogena (योगेन) kāma (काम) + devo (देवो) dvitīyakaḥ (द्वितीयकः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sītkāṃ (सीत्कां) | form in the line | the sīt (सीत्) sound. |
| kuryāt (कुर्यात्) | optative | one should do. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| vaktre (वक्त्रे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the mouth. |
| ghrāṇenaiva (घ्राणेनैव) | form in the line | by the nose. |
| vijṛmbhikām (विजृम्भिकाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | a yawn, an opening. |
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | thus. |
| abhyāsa-yogena (अभ्यास-योगेन) | instrumental singular | practice; yoga. |
| kāma-devo (काम-देवो) | form in the line | a god. |
| dvitīyakaḥ (द्वितीयकः) | nominative singular | a second. |
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 make a sipping sound with the mouth, and the opening by the nose alone. By the yoga of this practice he becomes a second Kāmadeva (कामदेव).