Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.113 The cloth
3.113
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ऊर्ध्वं वितस्तिमात्रं तु विस्तारं चतुरङ्गुलम् ।
मृदुलं धवलं प्रोक्तं वेष्टिताम्बरलक्षणम् ūrdhvaṃ vitastimātraṃ tu vistāraṃ caturaṅgulam |
mṛdulaṃ dhavalaṃ proktaṃ veṣṭitāmbaralakṣaṇam
The line
A mere span upward, and four fingers in width, soft, white: that is said to be the mark of the cloth that wraps.
नेपालीमा
माथि केवल एक बित्ता, र चौडाइमा चार औँला, नरम, सेतो। त्यही बेर्ने कपडाको चिह्न भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's measure of the cloth in 3.112. Vitasti (वितस्ति) is a span. Caturaṅgula (चतुरङ्गुल) is four fingers.
Split: ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) vitasti (वितस्ति) + mātraṃ (मात्रं) tu (तु) vistāraṃ (विस्तारं) caturaṅgulam (चतुरङ्गुलम्) / mṛdulaṃ (मृदुलं) dhavalaṃ (धवलं) proktaṃ (प्रोक्तं) veṣṭitāmbara (वेष्टिताम्बर) + lakṣaṇam (लक्षणम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) | indeclinable | upward. |
| vitasti-mātraṃ (वितस्ति-मात्रं) | nominative or accusative singular | a span; mere. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| vistāraṃ (विस्तारं) | nominative or accusative singular | width. |
| caturaṅgulam (चतुरङ्गुलम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| mṛdulaṃ (मृदुलं) | nominative or accusative singular | soft. |
| dhavalaṃ (धवलं) | nominative or accusative singular | white. |
| proktaṃ (प्रोक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular | taught, called. |
| veṣṭitāmbara-lakṣaṇam (वेष्टिताम्बर-लक्षणम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a mark. |
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. A mere span upward, and four fingers in width, soft, white: that is said to be the mark of the cloth that wraps.