Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.104 Names of the coiled one
3.104
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कुटिलाङ्गी कुण्डलिनी भुजङ्गी शक्तिरीश्वरी ।
कुण्डल्यरुन्धती चैते शब्दाः पर्यायवाचकाः kuṭilāṅgī kuṇḍalinī bhujaṅgī śaktir īśvarī |
kuṇḍaly arundhatī caite śabdāḥ paryāyavācakāḥ
The line
The crooked-limbed one, kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी), the female serpent, śakti (शक्ति), the goddess, kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली), and Arundhatī (अरुन्धती): these words speak synonyms.
नेपालीमा
कुटिल अङ्गवाली, कुण्डलिनी, सर्पिणी, शक्ति, देवी, कुण्डली र अरुन्धती यी शब्दले पर्याय जनाउँछन्।
Where it sits
The list of names for the one power. Śakticālana (शक्तिचालन) is the driving of her.
Split: kuṭilāṅgī (कुटिलाङ्गी) kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी) bhujaṅgī (भुजङ्गी) śaktir (शक्तिर्) īśvarī (ईश्वरी) / kuṇḍaly (कुण्डल्य्) arundhatī (अरुन्धती) caite (चैते) śabdāḥ (शब्दाः) paryāya (पर्याय) + vācakāḥ (वाचकाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kuṭilāṅgī (कुटिलाङ्गी) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी) | nominative singular | kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). |
| bhujaṅgī (भुजङ्गी) | nominative singular | the serpent. |
| śaktir (शक्तिर्) | form in the line | able. |
| īśvarī (ईश्वरी) | nominative singular | the goddess. |
| kuṇḍaly (कुण्डल्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| arundhatī (अरुन्धती) | nominative singular | Arundhatī (अरुन्धती). |
| caite (चैते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| śabdāḥ (शब्दाः) | nominative plural | a sound. |
| paryāya-vācakāḥ (पर्याय-वाचकाः) | nominative plural | a synonym; a word for the same thing. |
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 crooked-limbed one, kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी), the female serpent, śakti (शक्ति), the goddess, kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली), and Arundhatī (अरुन्धती): these words speak synonyms.