Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.130 Devoted to his sentence
3.130
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
तस्य वाक्यपरो भूत्वा मुद्राभ्यासे समाहितः ।
अणिमादिगुणैः सार्धं लभते कालवञ्चनम् tasya vākyaparo bhūtvā mudrābhyāse samāhitaḥ |
aṇimādiguṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ labhate kālavañcanam
The line
Having become devoted to his sentence, composed in the practice of the mudrā (मुद्रा) seals, he obtains the cheating of time, together with the qualities that begin with minuteness.
नेपालीमा
उसको वाक्यमा समर्पित भएर, मुद्राका छापको अभ्यासमा तल्लीन भएर, उसले सूक्ष्मताबाट सुरु हुने गुणसहित कालको छल पाउँछ।
Where it sits
Closes the chapter on the guru of 3.129. The next chapter bows to the guru whose self is nāda (नाद), bindu (बिन्दु), and kalā (कला).
Split: tasya (तस्य) vākya (वाक्य) + paro (परो) bhūtvā (भूत्वा) mudrābhyāse (मुद्राभ्यासे) samāhitaḥ (समाहितः) / aṇimādi (अणिमादि) + guṇaiḥ (गुणैः) sārdhaṃ (सार्धं) labhate (लभते) kāla (काल) + vañcanam (वञ्चनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of him. |
| vākya-paro (वाक्य-परो) | form in the line | the sentence; another. |
| bhūtvā (भूत्वा) | absolutive | having become. |
| mudrābhyāse (मुद्राभ्यासे) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| samāhitaḥ (समाहितः) | nominative singular | gathered. |
| aṇimādi-guṇaiḥ (अणिमादि-गुणैः) | instrumental plural | a quality, a power. |
| sārdhaṃ (सार्धं) | nominative or accusative singular | together. |
| labhate (लभते) | present | obtains. |
| kāla-vañcanam (काल-वञ्चनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | by time; the slipping past. |
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. Having become devoted to his sentence, composed in the practice of the mudrā (मुद्रा) seals, he obtains the cheating of time, together with the qualities that begin with minuteness.