Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.78 The signs of haṭha's success
2.78
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
वपुः कृशत्वं वदने प्रसन्नता नादस्फुटत्वं नयने सुनिर्मले ।
अरोगता बिन्दुजयोऽग्निदीपनं नाडीविशुद्धिर् हठसिद्धिलक्षणम् vapuḥ kṛśatvaṃ vadane prasannatā nādasphuṭatvaṃ nayane sunirmale |
arogatā bindujayo'gnidīpanaṃ nāḍīviśuddhir haṭhasiddhilakṣaṇam
The line
Leanness of the body, brightness in the face, nāda (नाद) becoming distinct, eyes well clear, health, victory over bindu, a kindled fire, and purity of the channels: the marks of the success of haṭha (हठ).
नेपालीमा
शरीरको दुब्लोपन, अनुहारको उज्यालो, नाद स्पष्ट हुनु, आँखा राम्ररी सफा हुनु, स्वास्थ्य, बिन्दुमाथि विजय, प्रज्वलित अग्नि र नाडीको शुद्धता हठको सिद्धिका चिह्न हुन्।
Where it sits
Bindu (बिन्दु) is the drop. Its keeping is a thread of the third chapter. Nāda-sphuṭatva (नाद-स्फुटत्व) is the inner sound become distinct, which the fourth chapter will sit down to hear.
Split: vapuḥ (वपुः) kṛśatvaṃ (कृशत्वं) vadane (वदने) prasannatā (प्रसन्नता) nāda (नाद) + sphuṭatvaṃ (स्फुटत्वं) nayane (नयने) sunirmale (सुनिर्मले) / arogatā (अरोगता) bindu (बिन्दु) + jayo'gni (जयोऽग्नि) + dīpanaṃ (दीपनं) nāḍī (नाडी) + viśuddhir (विशुद्धिर्) haṭha (हठ) + siddhi (सिद्धि) + lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vapuḥ (वपुः) | form in the line | the body. |
| kṛśatvaṃ (कृशत्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | leanness. |
| vadane (वदने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the mouth. |
| prasannatā (प्रसन्नता) | nominative singular | clarity. |
| nāda-sphuṭatvaṃ (नाद-स्फुटत्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | the sound; becoming distinct. |
| nayane (नयने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the eye. |
| sunirmale (सुनिर्मले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | quite clear. |
| arogatā (अरोगता) | nominative singular | health. |
| bindu-jayo'gni-dīpanaṃ (बिन्दु-जयोऽग्नि-दीपनं) | nominative or accusative singular | the drop; kindling. |
| nāḍī-viśuddhir (नाडी-विशुद्धिर्) | form in the line | a channel; cleansing. |
| haṭha-siddhi-lakṣaṇam (हठ-सिद्धि-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular | haṭha (हठ). The yoga of force; success; a mark. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 24, 24 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. Leanness of the body, brightness in the face, nāda (नाद) becoming distinct, eyes well clear, health, victory over bindu, a kindled fire, and purity of the channels: the marks of the success of haṭha (हठ).