Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.17 Diseases waste away
3.17
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
क्षयकुष्ठगुदावर्तगुल्माजीर्णपुरोगमाः ।
तस्य दोषाः क्षयं यान्ति महामुद्रां तु योऽभ्यसेत् kṣayakuṣṭhagudāvartagulmājīrṇapurogamāḥ |
tasya doṣāḥ kṣayaṃ yānti mahāmudrāṃ tu yo'bhyaset
The line
Consumption, skin disease, the turning of the anus, gulma, indigestion, and the diseases that lead those: they go to destruction for the one who practices mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा).
नेपालीमा
क्षयरोग, छालाको रोग, गुद फर्कनु, गुल्म, अजीर्ण र तिनीहरूलाई लैजाने रोगहरू महामुद्रा अभ्यास गर्नेका लागि नाशतिर जान्छन्।
Where it sits
The fruit. Gudāvarta (गुदावर्त) is the turning at the anus.
Split: kṣaya (क्षय) + kuṣṭha (कुष्ठ) + gudāvarta (गुदावर्त) + gulmājīrṇa (गुल्माजीर्ण) + purogamāḥ (पुरोगमाः) / tasya (तस्य) doṣāḥ (दोषाः) kṣayaṃ (क्षयं) yānti (यान्ति) mahāmudrāṃ (महामुद्रां) tu (तु) yo'bhyaset (योऽभ्यसेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṣaya-kuṣṭha-gudāvarta-gulmājīrṇa-purogamāḥ (क्षय-कुष्ठ-गुदावर्त-गुल्माजीर्ण-पुरोगमाः) | nominative plural | waning; skin disease; a twist of the bowel; leading. |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of him. |
| doṣāḥ (दोषाः) | nominative plural | fault. |
| kṣayaṃ (क्षयं) | nominative or accusative singular | waning. |
| yānti (यान्ति) | form in the line | they go. |
| mahāmudrāṃ (महामुद्रां) | form in the line | the great seal. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| yo'bhyaset (योऽभ्यसेत्) | optative | 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. Consumption, skin disease, the turning of the anus, gulma, indigestion, and the diseases that lead those: they go to destruction for the one who practices mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा).