Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.102 She knows past and future
3.102
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
रक्षेदाकुञ्चनादूर्ध्वं या रजः सा हि योगिनी ।
अतीतानागतं वेत्ति खेचरी च भवेद् ध्रुवम् rakṣed ākuñcanād ūrdhvaṃ yā rajaḥ sā hi yoginī |
atītānāgataṃ vetti khecarī ca bhaved dhruvam
The line
The woman who guards the rajas upward by the contraction is a yoginī (योगिनी). She knows what has passed and what has not come, and she becomes khecarī (खेचरी), for certain.
नेपालीमा
सङ्कोचले रज माथि जोगाउने स्त्री योगिनी हो। उनी बितेको र नआएको जान्छिन् र निश्चय नै खेचरी हुन्छिन्।
Where it sits
The verse joins this seal back to khecarī (खेचरी).
Split: rakṣed (रक्षेद्) ākuñcanād (आकुञ्चनाद्) ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) yā (या) rajaḥ (रजः) sā (सा) hi (हि) yoginī (योगिनी) / atītānāgataṃ (अतीतानागतं) vetti (वेत्ति) khecarī (खेचरी) ca (च) bhaved (भवेद्) dhruvam (ध्रुवम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rakṣed (रक्षेद्) | form in the line | should protect. |
| ākuñcanād (आकुञ्चनाद्) | form in the line | a contraction. |
| ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) | indeclinable | upward. |
| yā (या) | nominative singular | she who. |
| rajaḥ (रजः) | nominative singular | her seed. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed. |
| yoginī (योगिनी) | nominative singular | a yoginī (योगिनी). |
| atītānāgataṃ (अतीतानागतं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| vetti (वेत्ति) | form in the line | knows. |
| khecarī (खेचरी) | nominative singular | khecarī (खेचरी). |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| dhruvam (ध्रुवम्) | nominative or accusative singular | certainly. |
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 woman who guards the rajas upward by the contraction is a yoginī (योगिनी). She knows what has passed and what has not come, and she becomes khecarī (खेचरी), for certain.