Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.6 Then the practice
2.6
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
प्राणायामं ततः कुर्यान् नित्यं सात्त्विकया धिया ।
यथा सुषुम्णानाडीस्था मलाः शुद्धिं प्रयान्ति च prāṇāyāmaṃ tataḥ kuryān nityaṃ sāttvikayā dhiyā |
yathā suṣumṇānāḍīsthā malāḥ śuddhiṃ prayānti ca
The line
He should then do prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम) daily, with a sāttvika (सात्त्विक) mind, so that the impurities standing in the suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) channel go to cleanliness.
नेपालीमा
त्यसपछि उसले सात्त्विक मनले दिनदिनै प्राणायाम गर्नुपर्छ, ताकि सुषुम्णा नाडीमा रहेका अशुद्धि सफाइमा जाऊन्।
Where it sits
Sāttvika (सात्त्विक) is the quality of clarity. The means in the next verses is moon and sun, the left and the right.
Split: prāṇāyāmaṃ (प्राणायामं) tataḥ (ततः) kuryān (कुर्यान्) nityaṃ (नित्यं) sāttvikayā (सात्त्विकया) dhiyā (धिया) / yathā (यथा) suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) + nāḍīsthā (नाडीस्था) malāḥ (मलाः) śuddhiṃ (शुद्धिं) prayānti (प्रयान्ति) ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇāyāmaṃ (प्राणायामं) | nominative or accusative singular | prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम). Regulation of the breath. |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | then. |
| kuryān (कुर्यान्) | accusative plural | one should do. |
| nityaṃ (नित्यं) | indeclinable | constantly. |
| sāttvikayā (सात्त्विकया) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhiyā (धिया) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| suṣumṇā-nāḍīsthā (सुषुम्णा-नाडीस्था) | nominative singular | suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा). |
| malāḥ (मलाः) | nominative plural | impurities. |
| śuddhiṃ (शुद्धिं) | form in the line | cleansing, purity. |
| prayānti (प्रयान्ति) | form in the line | they go. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
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 then do prāṇāyāma (प्राणायाम) daily, with a sāttvika (सात्त्विक) mind, so that the impurities standing in the suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) channel go to cleanliness.