Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.18 Not to be given to just anyone
3.18
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कथितेयं महामुद्रा महासिद्धिकरा नॄणाम् ।
गोपनीया प्रयत्नेन न देया यस्य कस्यचित् kathiteyaṃ mahāmudrā mahāsiddhikarā nṝṇām |
gopanīyā prayatnena na deyā yasya kasyacit
The line
This mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) has been told, maker of a great success for men. It is to be guarded with effort. The verse says it is not to be given to just anyone.
नेपालीमा
यो महामुद्रा मानिसहरूका लागि महान् सिद्धि दिने हो भनिएको छ। यसलाई प्रयासले रक्षा गर्नुपर्छ। श्लोकले यो जसकसैलाई दिनु हुँदैन भन्छ।
Where it sits
Closes the seal. The na (न) is the verse's own. Mahābandha (महाबन्ध) begins at 3.19.
Split: kathiteyaṃ (कथितेयं) mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) mahā (महा) + siddhi (सिद्धि) + karā (करा) nṝṇām (नॄणाम्) / gopanīyā (गोपनीया) prayatnena (प्रयत्नेन) na (न) deyā (देया) yasya (यस्य) kasyacit (कस्यचित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kathiteyaṃ (कथितेयं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) | nominative singular | the great seal. |
| mahā-siddhi-karā (महा-सिद्धि-करा) | nominative singular | great; success; a maker. |
| nṝṇām (नॄणाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | of men. |
| gopanīyā (गोपनीया) | nominative singular | to be kept close. |
| prayatnena (प्रयत्नेन) | instrumental singular | effort. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| deyā (देया) | nominative singular | to be given. |
| yasya (यस्य) | genitive singular | whose. |
| kasyacit (कस्यचित्) | form in the line | 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. This mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) has been told, maker of a great success for men. It is to be guarded with effort. The verse says it is not to be given to just anyone.