Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.33 Cut, move, and milk
3.33
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
छेदनचालनदोहैः कलां क्रमेणाथ वर्धयेत् तावत् ।
सा यावद् भ्रूमध्यं स्पृशति तदा खेचरीसिद्धिः chedanacālanadohaiḥ kalāṃ krameṇātha vardhayet tāvat |
sā yāvad bhrūmadhyaṃ spṛśati tadā khecarīsiddhiḥ
The line
By cutting, moving, and milking he should increase the kalā (कला) gradually, until it touches the middle of the brows. Then there is success in khecarī (खेचरी).
नेपालीमा
काट्ने, चलाउने र दुहुने कामले उसले कला क्रमशः बढाउनुपर्छ, त्यो भौंको बीच नछुन्जेल। तब खेचरीमा सिद्धि हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Kalā (कला) here is the small part of the tongue the verse is lengthening. The next verse names the knife.
Split: chedana (छेदन) + cālana (चालन) + dohaiḥ (दोहैः) kalāṃ (कलां) krameṇātha (क्रमेणाथ) vardhayet (वर्धयेत्) tāvat (तावत्) / sā (सा) yāvad (यावद्) bhrū (भ्रू) + madhyaṃ (मध्यं) spṛśati (स्पृशति) tadā (तदा) khecarī (खेचरी) + siddhiḥ (सिद्धिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| chedana-cālana-dohaiḥ (छेदन-चालन-दोहैः) | instrumental plural | cutting; the moving; milking, drawing. |
| kalāṃ (कलां) | form in the line | a digit. |
| krameṇātha (क्रमेणाथ) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| vardhayet (वर्धयेत्) | optative | one should lengthen. |
| tāvat (तावत्) | indeclinable | so long. |
| sā (सा) | nominative singular | that. |
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | for as long as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. |
| bhrū-madhyaṃ (भ्रू-मध्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | the brow; the middle. |
| spṛśati (स्पृशति) | present | touches. |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| khecarī-siddhiḥ (खेचरी-सिद्धिः) | nominative singular | khecarī (खेचरी); success. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 19, 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. By cutting, moving, and milking he should increase the kalā (कला) gradually, until it touches the middle of the brows. Then there is success in khecarī (खेचरी).