Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.36 Six months
3.36
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
एवं क्रमेण षण्मासं नित्यं युक्तः समाचरेत् ।
षण्मासाद् रसनामूलशिराबन्धः प्रणश्यति evaṃ krameṇa ṣaṇmāsaṃ nityaṃ yuktaḥ samācaret |
ṣaṇmāsād rasanāmūlaśirābandhaḥ praṇaśyati
The line
In this order, for six months, joined to it, he should practice daily. After six months the bond of the sinew at the root of the tongue perishes.
नेपालीमा
यही क्रममा त्यसमा लागेर उसले छ महिनासम्म दिनहुँ अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ। छ महिनापछि जिब्रोको जराको स्नायुको बन्धन नाश हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's own term is six months. Rasanā-mūla-śirā (रसना-मूल-शिरा) is the sinew at the root of the tongue.
Split: evaṃ (एवं) krameṇa (क्रमेण) ṣaṇ (षण्) + māsaṃ (मासं) nityaṃ (नित्यं) yuktaḥ (युक्तः) samācaret (समाचरेत्) / ṣaṇmāsād (षण्मासाद्) rasanā (रसना) + mūla (मूल) + śirā (शिरा) + bandhaḥ (बन्धः) praṇaśyati (प्रणश्यति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way. |
| krameṇa (क्रमेण) | instrumental singular | the sequence. |
| ṣaṇ-māsaṃ (षण्-मासं) | nominative or accusative singular | a month. |
| nityaṃ (नित्यं) | indeclinable | constantly. |
| yuktaḥ (युक्तः) | nominative singular | joined. |
| samācaret (समाचरेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| ṣaṇmāsād (षण्मासाद्) | form in the line | six months. |
| rasanā-mūla-śirā-bandhaḥ (रसना-मूल-शिरा-बन्धः) | nominative singular | the tongue; the root; a vein, a tendon; to bind. |
| praṇaśyati (प्रणश्यति) | present | vanishes. |
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. In this order, for six months, joined to it, he should practice daily. After six months the bond of the sinew at the root of the tongue perishes.