Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.58 Easy, and told by the guru
3.58
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
उड्डीयानं तु सहजं गुरुणा कथितं सदा ।
अभ्यसेत् सततं यस् तु वृद्धोऽपि तरुणायते uḍḍīyānaṃ tu sahajaṃ guruṇā kathitaṃ sadā |
abhyaset satataṃ yas tu vṛddho'pi taruṇāyate
The line
Uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) is easy, and the guru has always told it. The one who practices it constantly, even an old man, becomes young.
नेपालीमा
उड्डीयान सजिलो छ, र गुरुले सधैँ यो भनेका छन्। यसको निरन्तर अभ्यास गर्ने बूढो मानिस पनि जवान हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's claim is the youth of the old practitioner.
Split: uḍḍīyānaṃ (उड्डीयानं) tu (तु) sahajaṃ (सहजं) guruṇā (गुरुणा) kathitaṃ (कथितं) sadā (सदा) / abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) satataṃ (सततं) yas (य) tu (तु) vṛddho'pi (वृद्धोऽपि) taruṇāyate (तरुणायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| uḍḍīyānaṃ (उड्डीयानं) | nominative or accusative singular | uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान). |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| sahajaṃ (सहजं) | nominative or accusative singular | natural. |
| guruṇā (गुरुणा) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kathitaṃ (कथितं) | nominative or accusative singular | told. |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| satataṃ (सततं) | nominative or accusative singular | constantly. |
| yas (य) | form in the line | who. |
| vṛddho'pi (वृद्धोऽपि) | form in the line | old; even. |
| taruṇāyate (तरुणायते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
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. Uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) is easy, and the guru has always told it. The one who practices it constantly, even an old man, becomes young.