Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.108 Crooked, like a serpent
3.108
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कुण्डली कुटिलाकारा सर्पवत् परिकीर्तिता ।
सा शक्तिश् चालिता येन स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः kuṇḍalī kuṭilākārā sarpavat parikīrtitā |
sā śaktiś cālitā yena sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ
The line
Kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी) is famed as crooked in form, like a serpent. The one by whom that śakti (शक्ति) is driven is released. The verse says there is no doubt here.
नेपालीमा
कुण्डलिनी सर्पजस्तै बाङ्गो रूपकी भनेर प्रसिद्ध छिन्। जसले त्यो शक्ति चलाउँछ, ऊ मुक्त हुन्छ। श्लोकले यहाँ शङ्का छैन भन्छ।
Where it sits
The driving is the name of the seal.
Split: kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) kuṭilākārā (कुटिलाकारा) sarpavat (सर्पवत्) parikīrtitā (परिकीर्तिता) / sā (सा) śaktiś (शक्तिश्) cālitā (चालिता) yena (येन) sa (स) mukto (मुक्तो) nātra (नात्र) saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) | nominative singular | kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). |
| kuṭilākārā (कुटिलाकारा) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| sarpavat (सर्पवत्) | form in the line | like a serpent. |
| parikīrtitā (परिकीर्तिता) | nominative singular | declared. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| śaktiś (शक्तिश्) | form in the line | able. |
| cālitā (चालिता) | nominative singular | moved. |
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular | by what. |
| sa (स) | form in the line | he. |
| mukto (मुक्तो) | form in the line | released. |
| nātra (नात्र) | indeclinable | in this there is no. |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular | doubt. |
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. Kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी) is famed as crooked in form, like a serpent. The one by whom that śakti (शक्ति) is driven is released. The verse says there is no doubt here.