Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.28 Moon, sun, and fire
3.28
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सोमसूर्याग्निसम्बन्धो जायते चामृताय वै ।
मृतावस्था समुत्पन्ना ततो वायुं विरेचयेत् somasūryāgnisambandho jāyate cāmṛtāya vai |
mṛtāvasthā samutpannā tato vāyuṃ virecayet
The line
A joining of moon, sun, and fire is born, and it is for the nectar. A state of death has arisen. Then he should empty the wind.
नेपालीमा
चन्द्र, सूर्य र अग्निको मेल जन्मन्छ, र त्यो अमृतका लागि हो। मृत्युको अवस्था उठेको छ। अनि उसले वायु खाली गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The third of the triad. The verse again calls a state a death, as at 3.12.
Split: soma (सोम) + sūryāgni (सूर्याग्नि) + sambandho (सम्बन्धो) jāyate (जायते) cāmṛtāya (चामृताय) vai (वै) / mṛtāvasthā (मृतावस्था) samutpannā (समुत्पन्ना) tato (ततो) vāyuṃ (वायुं) virecayet (विरेचयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| soma-sūryāgni-sambandho (सोम-सूर्याग्नि-सम्बन्धो) | form in the line | the moon; a joining. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present | is born. |
| cāmṛtāya (चामृताय) | dative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| vai (वै) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| mṛtāvasthā (मृतावस्था) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| samutpannā (समुत्पन्ना) | nominative singular | arisen. |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. |
| vāyuṃ (वायुं) | form in the line | the breath. |
| virecayet (विरेचयेत्) | optative | one should breathe out. |
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. A joining of moon, sun, and fire is born, and it is for the nectar. A state of death has arisen. Then he should empty the wind.