Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.14 Shown by the great siddhas
3.14
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
इयं खलु महामुद्रा महासिद्धैः प्रदर्शिता ।
महाक्लेशादयो दोषाः क्षीयन्ते मरणादयः ।
महामुद्रां च तेनैव वदन्ति विबुधोत्तमाः iyaṃ khalu mahāmudrā mahāsiddhaiḥ pradarśitā |
mahākleśādayo doṣāḥ kṣīyante maraṇādayaḥ |
mahāmudrāṃ ca tenaiva vadanti vibudhottamāḥ
The line
This mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) has been shown by the great siddhas. The faults that begin with great affliction waste away, and those that begin with death. By that very act the best of the wise call it mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा).
नेपालीमा
यो महामुद्रा महान् सिद्धहरूले देखाएका छन्। महान् क्लेशबाट सुरु हुने दोष क्षय हुन्छन्, र मृत्युबाट सुरु हुने दोष पनि। त्यही कर्मले ज्ञानीहरूमध्ये श्रेष्ठले त्यसलाई महामुद्रा भन्छन्।
Where it sits
The second half repeats the close of 3.13. The verse keeps the repetition.
Split: iyaṃ (इयं) khalu (खलु) mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) mahā (महा) + siddhaiḥ (सिद्धैः) pradarśitā (प्रदर्शिता) / mahā (महा) + kleśādayo (क्लेशादयो) doṣāḥ (दोषाः) kṣīyante (क्षीयन्ते) maraṇādayaḥ (मरणादयः) / mahā (महा) + mudrāṃ (मुद्रां) ca (च) tenaiva (तेनैव) vadanti (वदन्ति) vibudhottamāḥ (विबुधोत्तमाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iyaṃ (इयं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| khalu (खलु) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) | nominative singular | the great seal. |
| mahā-siddhaiḥ (महा-सिद्धैः) | instrumental plural | great; a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| pradarśitā (प्रदर्शिता) | nominative singular | shown. |
| mahā-kleśādayo (महा-क्लेशादयो) | form in the line | great. |
| doṣāḥ (दोषाः) | nominative plural | fault. |
| kṣīyante (क्षीयन्ते) | present | they wane. |
| maraṇādayaḥ (मरणादयः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| mahā-mudrāṃ (महा-मुद्रां) | form in the line | great; the seal. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| tenaiva (तेनैव) | form in the line | with that. |
| vadanti (वदन्ति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| vibudhottamāḥ (विबुधोत्तमाः) | nominative plural | as this verse uses the word. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 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. This mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) has been shown by the great siddhas. The faults that begin with great affliction waste away, and those that begin with death. By that very act the best of the wise call it mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा).