Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.59 Six months, above and below
3.59
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नाभेरूर्ध्वमधश् चापि तानं कुर्यात् प्रयत्नतः ।
षण्मासमभ्यसेन् मृत्युं जयत्येव न संशयः nābher ūrdhvam adhaś cāpi tānaṃ kuryāt prayatnataḥ |
ṣaṇmāsam abhyasen mṛtyuṃ jayaty eva na saṃśayaḥ
The line
Above the navel and below it he should make the stretch with effort. Practicing for six months, he conquers death. The verse says there is no doubt.
नेपालीमा
उसले नाभिभन्दा माथि र तल प्रयासपूर्वक तान्नुपर्छ। छ महिना अभ्यास गरेर उसले मृत्यु जित्छ। श्लोकले शङ्का छैन भन्छ।
Where it sits
The six months are the verse's term, as they were for the tongue.
Split: nābher (नाभेर्) ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) adhaś (अधश्) cāpi (चापि) tānaṃ (तानं) kuryāt (कुर्यात्) prayatnataḥ (प्रयत्नतः) / ṣaṇmāsam (षण्मासम्) abhyasen (अभ्यसेन्) mṛtyuṃ (मृत्युं) jayaty (जयत्य्) eva (एव) na (न) saṃśayaḥ (संशयः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nābher (नाभेर्) | form in the line | the navel. |
| ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) | indeclinable | upward. |
| adhaś (अधश्) | form in the line | down. |
| cāpi (चापि) | indeclinable | and also. |
| tānaṃ (तानं) | nominative or accusative singular | a stretch. |
| kuryāt (कुर्यात्) | optative | one should do. |
| prayatnataḥ (प्रयत्नतः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| ṣaṇmāsam (षण्मासम्) | nominative or accusative singular | six months. |
| abhyasen (अभ्यसेन्) | form in the line | one should practice. |
| mṛtyuṃ (मृत्युं) | form in the line | death. |
| jayaty (जयत्य्) | form in the line | victory. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular | doubt. |
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. Above the navel and below it he should make the stretch with effort. Practicing for six months, he conquers death. The verse says there is no doubt.