Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.38 Half a moment
3.38
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
रसनामूर्ध्वगां कृत्वा क्षणार्धमपि तिष्ठति ।
विषैर् विमुच्यते योगी व्याधिमृत्युजरादिभिः rasanām ūrdhvagāṃ kṛtvā kṣaṇārdham api tiṣṭhati |
viṣair vimucyate yogī vyādhimṛtyujarādibhiḥ
The line
Making the tongue go upward, if he stands even for half a moment, the yogin is freed from poisons and from disease, death, old age, and the rest.
नेपालीमा
जिब्रो माथि लगेर आधा क्षण मात्र उभिए पनि योगी विषहरूबाट र रोग, मृत्यु, बुढ्यौली आदिबाट मुक्त हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's claim for the mudrā (मुद्रा) once the tongue stands up.
Split: rasanām (रसनाम्) ūrdhvagāṃ (ऊर्ध्वगां) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) kṣaṇārdham (क्षणार्धम्) api (अपि) tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) / viṣair (विषैर्) vimucyate (विमुच्यते) yogī (योगी) vyādhi (व्याधि) + mṛtyu (मृत्यु) + jarādibhiḥ (जरादिभिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rasanām (रसनाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | the tongue. |
| ūrdhvagāṃ (ऊर्ध्वगां) | form in the line | gone upward. |
| kṛtvā (कृत्वा) | absolutive | having made. |
| kṣaṇārdham (क्षणार्धम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| tiṣṭhati (तिष्ठति) | present | stands. |
| viṣair (विषैर्) | form in the line | poison. |
| vimucyate (विमुच्यते) | present | is freed. |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular | the yogin. |
| vyādhi-mṛtyu-jarādibhiḥ (व्याधि-मृत्यु-जरादिभिः) | nominative singular | disease; death. |
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. Making the tongue go upward, if he stands even for half a moment, the yogin is freed from poisons and from disease, death, old age, and the rest.