Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.70 The floating hold
2.70
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अन्तः प्रवर्तितोदारमारुतापूरितोदरः ।
पयस्यगाधेऽपि सुखात् प्लवते पद्मपत्रवत् antaḥ pravartitodāramārutāpūritodaraḥ |
payasy agādhe'pi sukhāt plavate padmapatravat
The line
The belly filled with abundant wind that has been set moving within: even on bottomless water he floats at ease, like a lotus leaf.
नेपालीमा
भित्र चलाइएको प्रशस्त वायुले पेट भरिएको ऊ अथाह पानीमा पनि कमलको पातझैँ सहजै तैरिन्छ।
Where it sits
Plāvinī (प्लाविनी) is the hold that floats. Agādha (अगाध) is bottomless. The simile is the lotus leaf.
Split: antaḥ (अन्तः) pravartitodāra (प्रवर्तितोदार) + mārutāpūritodaraḥ (मारुतापूरितोदरः) / payasy (पयस्य्) agādhe'pi (अगाधेऽपि) sukhāt (सुखात्) plavate (प्लवते) padma (पद्म) + patravat (पत्रवत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antaḥ (अन्तः) | indeclinable | inside. |
| pravartitodāra-mārutāpūritodaraḥ (प्रवर्तितोदार-मारुतापूरितोदरः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| payasy (पयस्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| agādhe'pi (अगाधेऽपि) | form in the line | bottomless; even. |
| sukhāt (सुखात्) | ablative singular | with ease. |
| plavate (प्लवते) | present | floats. |
| padma-patravat (पद्म-पत्रवत्) | form in the line | a lotus. |
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. The belly filled with abundant wind that has been set moving within: even on bottomless water he floats at ease, like a lotus leaf.