Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.15 Moon side, then sun side
3.15
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
चन्द्राङ्गे तु समभ्यस्य सूर्याङ्गे पुनरभ्यसेत् ।
यावत्तुल्या भवेत् सङ्ख्या ततो मुद्रां विसर्जयेत् candrāṅge tu samabhyasya sūryāṅge punar abhyaset |
yāvattulyā bhavet saṅkhyā tato mudrāṃ visarjayet
The line
Having practiced it on the moon limb, he should practice it again on the sun limb. When the count has become equal, he should release the mudrā (मुद्रा).
नेपालीमा
चन्द्र अङ्गमा अभ्यास गरिसकेपछि उसले फेरि सूर्य अङ्गमा अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ। गन्ती बराबर भएपछि उसले मुद्रा छोड्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Candra-aṅga (चन्द्र-अङ्ग) is the moon side, sūrya-aṅga (सूर्य-अङ्ग) the sun side. The count is matched.
Split: candrāṅge (चन्द्राङ्गे) tu (तु) samabhyasya (समभ्यस्य) sūryāṅge (सूर्याङ्गे) punar (पुनर्) abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) / yāvat (यावत्) + tulyā (तुल्या) bhavet (भवेत्) saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या) tato (ततो) mudrāṃ (मुद्रां) visarjayet (विसर्जयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| candrāṅge (चन्द्राङ्गे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| samabhyasya (समभ्यस्य) | genitive singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| sūryāṅge (सूर्याङ्गे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again. |
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| yāvat-tulyā (यावत्-तुल्या) | nominative singular | so long as; equal. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative | becomes. |
| saṅkhyā (सङ्ख्या) | nominative singular | a count. |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. |
| mudrāṃ (मुद्रां) | form in the line | the seal. |
| visarjayet (विसर्जयेत्) | optative | one should release. |
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 practiced it on the moon limb, he should practice it again on the sun limb. When the count has become equal, he should release the mudrā (मुद्रा).