Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.30 The three, a great secret
3.30
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
एतत् त्रयं महागुह्यं जरामृत्युविनाशनम् ।
वह्निवृद्धिकरं चैव ह्यणिमादिगुणप्रदम् etat trayaṃ mahāguhyaṃ jarāmṛtyuvināśanam |
vahnivṛddhikaraṃ caiva hy aṇimādiguṇapradam
The line
These three are a great secret, destroyer of old age and death, maker of the fire's growth, and giver of the qualities that begin with minuteness.
नेपालीमा
यी तीन महान् रहस्य हुन्। यिनले बुढ्यौली र मृत्युको नाश गर्छन्, अग्निको वृद्धि गराउँछन्, र सूक्ष्मताबाट सुरु हुने गुणहरू दिन्छन्।
Where it sits
The three are mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा), mahābandha (महाबन्ध), and mahāvedha (महावेध). Aṇiman (अणिमन्) is minuteness, the first of the lordships 3.8 left unnamed.
Split: etat (एतत्) trayaṃ (त्रयं) mahā (महा) + guhyaṃ (गुह्यं) jarā (जरा) + mṛtyu (मृत्यु) + vināśanam (विनाशनम्) / vahni (वह्नि) + vṛddhi (वृद्धि) + karaṃ (करं) caiva (चैव) hy (ह्य्) aṇimādi (अणिमादि) + guṇa (गुण) + pradam (प्रदम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| etat (एतत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| trayaṃ (त्रयं) | nominative or accusative singular | a set of three. |
| mahā-guhyaṃ (महा-गुह्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | great; a secret. |
| jarā-mṛtyu-vināśanam (जरा-मृत्यु-विनाशनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | old age; death; destruction. |
| vahni-vṛddhi-karaṃ (वह्नि-वृद्धि-करं) | nominative or accusative singular | fire; increase; a maker. |
| caiva (चैव) | indeclinable | and indeed. |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for. hi (हि) before a vowel. |
| aṇimādi-guṇa-pradam (अणिमादि-गुण-प्रदम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a quality, a power. |
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. These three are a great secret, destroyer of old age and death, maker of the fire's growth, and giver of the qualities that begin with minuteness.