Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.74 Nothing in the three worlds hard to obtain
2.74
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
न तस्य दुर्लभं किंचित् त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते ।
शक्तः केवलकुम्भेन यथेष्टं वायुधारणात् na tasya durlabhaṃ kiṃcit triṣu lokeṣu vidyate |
śaktaḥ kevalakumbhena yatheṣṭaṃ vāyudhāraṇāt
The line
The verse says nothing in the three worlds is hard for him to obtain. He is able, by the kevala hold, from holding the wind as he wishes.
नेपालीमा
श्लोकले तीन लोकमा उसलाई प्राप्त गर्न गाह्रो केही छैन भन्छ। केवल धारणले ऊ इच्छानुसार वायु समात्न सक्षम हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The fruit of 2.73.
Split: na (न) tasya (तस्य) durlabhaṃ (दुर्लभं) kiṃcit (किंचित्) triṣu (त्रिषु) lokeṣu (लोकेषु) vidyate (विद्यते) / śaktaḥ (शक्तः) kevala (केवल) + kumbhena (कुम्भेन) yatheṣṭaṃ (यथेष्टं) vāyu (वायु) + dhāraṇāt (धारणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of him. |
| durlabhaṃ (दुर्लभं) | nominative or accusative singular | hard to obtain. |
| kiṃcit (किंचित्) | form in the line | anything. |
| triṣu (त्रिषु) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| lokeṣu (लोकेषु) | locative plural | a world. |
| vidyate (विद्यते) | present | is found. |
| śaktaḥ (शक्तः) | nominative singular | able. |
| kevala-kumbhena (केवल-कुम्भेन) | instrumental singular | alone. The kevala hold is the holding by itself; a pot. |
| yatheṣṭaṃ (यथेष्टं) | nominative or accusative singular | as one wishes. |
| vāyu-dhāraṇāt (वायु-धारणात्) | ablative singular | the breath; holding. |
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 verse says nothing in the three worlds is hard for him to obtain. He is able, by the kevala hold, from holding the wind as he wishes.