Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.121 For the continent, measured eater
3.121
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ब्रह्मचर्यरतस्यैव नित्यं हितमिताशिनः ।
मण्डलाद् दृश्यते सिद्धिः कुण्डल्यभ्यासयोगिनः brahmacaryaratasyaiva nityaṃ hitamitāśinaḥ |
maṇḍalād dṛśyate siddhiḥ kuṇḍalyabhyāsayoginaḥ
The line
For the one devoted to the continent life, the constant eater of what is wholesome and measured, success is seen in a fortnight of the yogin who practices kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी).
नेपालीमा
ब्रह्मचर्यमा समर्पित, हितकर र परिमित कुरा निरन्तर खाने, कुण्डलिनी अभ्यास गर्ने योगीको सिद्धि पन्ध्र दिनमा देखिन्छ।
Where it sits
Maṇḍala (मण्डल) here is a round of days, a fortnight. The conditions match the first chapter's food and continence.
Split: brahmacarya (ब्रह्मचर्य) + ratasyaiva (रतस्यैव) nityaṃ (नित्यं) hita (हित) + mitāśinaḥ (मिताशिनः) / maṇḍalād (मण्डलाद्) dṛśyate (दृश्यते) siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) kuṇḍaly (कुण्डल्य्) + abhyāsa (अभ्यास) + yoginaḥ (योगिनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| brahmacarya-ratasyaiva (ब्रह्मचर्य-रतस्यैव) | form in the line | continence, the student' s walk; devoted. |
| nityaṃ (नित्यं) | indeclinable | constantly. |
| hita-mitāśinaḥ (हित-मिताशिनः) | nominative singular | wholesome. |
| maṇḍalād (मण्डलाद्) | form in the line | a round of forty days, in this verse's practice. |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present | is seen. |
| siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | success. |
| kuṇḍaly-abhyāsa-yoginaḥ (कुण्डल्य्-अभ्यास-योगिनः) | nominative singular | practice; by the yogin. |
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. For the one devoted to the continent life, the constant eater of what is wholesome and measured, success is seen in a fortnight of the yogin who practices kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी).