Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.12 She becomes straight
3.12
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ऋज्वीभूता तथा शक्तिः कुण्डली सहसा भवेत् ।
तदा सा मरणावस्था जायते द्विपुटाश्रया ṛjvībhūtā tathā śaktiḥ kuṇḍalī sahasā bhavet |
tadā sā maraṇāvasthā jāyate dvipuṭāśrayā
The line
So the śakti (शक्ति), become straight, is suddenly kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). Then that state of death arises, resting on the two folds.
नेपालीमा
यसरी शक्ति सीधा भएर एकाएक कुण्डलिनी हुन्छिन्। अनि दुई मोडमा अडिएको त्यो मृत्युको अवस्था उठ्छ।
Where it sits
Continues the simile of 3.11. Dvipuṭa (द्विपुट) is the two folds. The verse calls the state a death.
Split: ṛjvībhūtā (ऋज्वीभूता) tathā (तथा) śaktiḥ (शक्तिः) kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) sahasā (सहसा) bhavet (भवेत्) / tadā (तदा) sā (सा) maraṇāvasthā (मरणावस्था) jāyate (जायते) dvipuṭāśrayā (द्विपुटाश्रया)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ṛjvībhūtā (ऋज्वीभूता) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| śaktiḥ (शक्तिः) | nominative singular | able. |
| kuṇḍalī (कुण्डली) | nominative singular | kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). |
| sahasā (सहसा) | indeclinable | suddenly. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative | becomes. |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| maraṇāvasthā (मरणावस्था) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present | is born. |
| dvipuṭāśrayā (द्विपुटाश्रया) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
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. So the śakti (शक्ति), become straight, is suddenly kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). Then that state of death arises, resting on the two folds.