Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.1 The support
3.1
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सशैलवनधात्रीणां यथाधारोऽहिनायकः ।
सर्वेषां योगतन्त्राणां तथाधारो हि कुण्डली saśailavanadhātrīṇāṃ yathādhāro'hināyakaḥ |
sarveṣāṃ yogatantrāṇāṃ tathādhāro hi kuṇḍalī
The line
As the lord of serpents is the support of the earth with her mountains and forests, so kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी) is the support of all the yoga tantras.
नेपालीमा
जसरी सर्पहरूको स्वामी पर्वत र वनसहित पृथ्वीको आधार हो, त्यसरी कुण्डलिनी सबै योगतन्त्रको आधार हो।
Where it sits
Kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) is the coiled one. The simile is Śeṣa (शेष), the serpent who bears the earth. The chapter is her waking.
Split: sa (स) + śaila (शैल) + vana (वन) + dhātrīṇāṃ (धात्रीणां) yathādhāro'hi (यथाधारोऽहि) + nāyakaḥ (नायकः) / sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) yoga (योग) + tantrāṇāṃ (तन्त्राणां) tathādhāro (तथाधारो) hi (हि) kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sa-śaila-vana-dhātrīṇāṃ (स-शैल-वन-धात्रीणां) | form in the line | he; a mountain; a forest. |
| yathādhāro'hi-nāyakaḥ (यथाधारोऽहि-नायकः) | nominative singular | a leader. |
| sarveṣāṃ (सर्वेषां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| yoga-tantrāṇāṃ (योग-तन्त्राणां) | form in the line | yoga; a system. |
| tathādhāro (तथाधारो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed. |
| kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) | nominative singular | kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). |
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. As the lord of serpents is the support of the earth with her mountains and forests, so kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी) is the support of all the yoga tantras.