Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.42 The drop does not drip
3.42
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
खेचर्या मुद्रितं येन विवरं लम्बिकोर्ध्वतः ।
न तस्य क्षरते बिन्दुः कामिन्याः श्लेषितस्य च khecaryā mudritaṃ yena vivaraṃ lambikordhvataḥ |
na tasya kṣarate binduḥ kāminyāḥ śleṣitasya ca
The line
The opening above the soft palate sealed by khecarī (खेचरी): his drop does not drip, even of one who is clung to by a loving woman.
नेपालीमा
कोमल तालुभन्दा माथिको द्वार खेचरीले बन्द गरिएको छ। प्रेम गर्ने स्त्री टाँसिएकी भए पनि उसको बिन्दु चुहिँदैन।
Where it sits
Lambikā (लम्बिका) is the soft palate. Bindu (बिन्दु) is the drop. The verse's claim is that the sealed opening keeps it.
Split: khecaryā (खेचर्या) mudritaṃ (मुद्रितं) yena (येन) vivaraṃ (विवरं) lambikordhvataḥ (लम्बिकोर्ध्वतः) / na (न) tasya (तस्य) kṣarate (क्षरते) binduḥ (बिन्दुः) kāminyāḥ (कामिन्याः) śleṣitasya (श्लेषितस्य) ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| khecaryā (खेचर्या) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| mudritaṃ (मुद्रितं) | nominative or accusative singular | sealed. |
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular | by what. |
| vivaraṃ (विवरं) | nominative or accusative singular | an opening. |
| lambikordhvataḥ (लम्बिकोर्ध्वतः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of him. |
| kṣarate (क्षरते) | present | drips. |
| binduḥ (बिन्दुः) | form in the line | the drop. |
| kāminyāḥ (कामिन्याः) | nominative plural | as this verse uses the word. |
| śleṣitasya (श्लेषितस्य) | genitive singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
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. The opening above the soft palate sealed by khecarī (खेचरी): his drop does not drip, even of one who is clung to by a loving woman.