Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.107 Above the kanda
3.107
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कन्दोर्ध्वे कुण्डली शक्तिः सुप्ता मोक्षाय योगिनाम् ।
बन्धनाय च मूढानां यस् तां वेत्ति स योगवित् kandordhve kuṇḍalī śaktiḥ suptā mokṣāya yoginām |
bandhanāya ca mūḍhānāṃ yas tāṃ vetti sa yogavit
The line
Above the kanda, the kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) śakti (शक्ति) sleeps, for the release of yogins and for the binding of the confused. The one who knows her is a knower of yoga.
नेपालीमा
कन्दभन्दा माथि कुण्डली शक्ति सुत्छिन्, योगीहरूको मुक्तिका लागि र भ्रमितहरूको बन्धनका लागि। उनलाई चिन्ने योगको ज्ञाता हो।
Where it sits
Kanda (कन्द) is the bulb. The verse places her above it, asleep.
Split: kandordhve (कन्दोर्ध्वे) kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) śaktiḥ (शक्तिः) suptā (सुप्ता) mokṣāya (मोक्षाय) yoginām (योगिनाम्) / bandhanāya (बन्धनाय) ca (च) mūḍhānāṃ (मूढानां) yas (य) tāṃ (तां) vetti (वेत्ति) sa (स) yogavit (योगवित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kandordhve (कन्दोर्ध्वे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) | nominative singular | kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). |
| śaktiḥ (शक्तिः) | nominative singular | able. |
| suptā (सुप्ता) | nominative singular | asleep. |
| mokṣāya (मोक्षाय) | dative singular | release. |
| yoginām (योगिनाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | by the yogin. |
| bandhanāya (बन्धनाय) | dative singular | binding. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| mūḍhānāṃ (मूढानां) | form in the line | the confused. |
| yas (य) | form in the line | who. |
| tāṃ (तां) | form in the line | her. |
| vetti (वेत्ति) | form in the line | knows. |
| sa (स) | form in the line | he. |
| yogavit (योगवित्) | form in the line | a knower of yoga. |
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. Above the kanda, the kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) śakti (शक्ति) sleeps, for the release of yogins and for the binding of the confused. The one who knows her is a knower of yoga.