Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.31 Eight times in a watch
3.31
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अष्टधा क्रियते चैव यामे यामे दिने दिने ।
पुण्यसंभारसन्धाय पापौघभिदुरं सदा ।
सम्यक्शिक्षावतामेवं स्वल्पं प्रथमसाधनम् aṣṭadhā kriyate caiva yāme yāme dine dine |
puṇyasaṃbhārasandhāya pāpaughabhiduraṃ sadā |
samyakśikṣāvatām evaṃ svalpaṃ prathamasādhanam
The line
It is done in eight ways, watch by watch, day by day. For one who has put together a store of merit it always breaks the flood of pāpa (पाप). For those who have been properly taught, this much is the first sādhana (साधन).
नेपालीमा
यो आठ किसिमले, प्रहर प्रहर, दिन दिन गरिन्छ। पुण्यको भण्डार जोडेकोलाई यसले सधैँ पापको बाढी तोड्छ। राम्ररी सिकाइएकाहरूका लागि यति नै पहिलो साधन हो।
Where it sits
Three quarters. Yāma (याम) is a watch of the day. The first sādhana (साधन) closes, and khecarī (खेचरी) begins.
Split: aṣṭadhā (अष्टधा) kriyate (क्रियते) caiva (चैव) yāme (यामे) yāme (यामे) dine (दिने) dine (दिने) / puṇya (पुण्य) + saṃbhāra (संभार) + sandhāya (सन्धाय) pāpaugha (पापौघ) + bhiduraṃ (भिदुरं) sadā (सदा) / samyak (सम्यक्) + śikṣāvatām (शिक्षावताम्) evaṃ (एवं) svalpaṃ (स्वल्पं) prathama (प्रथम) + sādhanam (साधनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| aṣṭadhā (अष्टधा) | nominative singular | in eight ways. |
| kriyate (क्रियते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| caiva (चैव) | indeclinable | and indeed. |
| yāme (यामे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a watch. |
| dine (दिने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | day by day. |
| puṇya-saṃbhāra-sandhāya (पुण्य-संभार-सन्धाय) | dative singular | merit; a heap; having joined. |
| pāpaugha-bhiduraṃ (पापौघ-भिदुरं) | nominative or accusative singular | splitting. |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| samyak-śikṣāvatām (सम्यक्-शिक्षावताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | rightly. |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way. |
| svalpaṃ (स्वल्पं) | nominative or accusative singular | small. |
| prathama-sādhanam (प्रथम-साधनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | first; the means. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 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. It is done in eight ways, watch by watch, day by day. For one who has put together a store of merit it always breaks the flood of pāpa (पाप). For those who have been properly taught, this much is the first sādhana (साधन).