Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.77 The sun swallows the moon's nectar
3.77
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
यत् किंचित् स्रवते चन्द्रादमृतं दिव्यरूपिणः ।
तत् सर्वं ग्रसते सूर्यस् तेन पिण्डो जरायुतः yat kiṃcit sravate candrād amṛtaṃ divyarūpiṇaḥ |
tat sarvaṃ grasate sūryas tena piṇḍo jarāyutaḥ
The line
Whatever nectar of divine form drips from the moon, the sun swallows all of it. By that the body is joined to old age.
नेपालीमा
चन्द्रबाट झर्ने दिव्य रूपको जतिसुकै अमृत सूर्यले सबै निल्छ। त्यसबाट शरीर बुढ्यौलीसँग जोडिन्छ।
Where it sits
The reason for the inversion that follows. Viparītakaraṇī (विपरीतकरणी) begins at 3.78.
Split: yat (यत्) kiṃcit (किंचित्) sravate (स्रवते) candrād (चन्द्राद्) amṛtaṃ (अमृतं) divya (दिव्य) + rūpiṇaḥ (रूपिणः) / tat (तत्) sarvaṃ (सर्वं) grasate (ग्रसते) sūryas (सूर्य) tena (तेन) piṇḍo (पिण्डो) jarāyutaḥ (जरायुतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yat (यत्) | form in the line | whatever. |
| kiṃcit (किंचित्) | form in the line | anything. |
| sravate (स्रवते) | present | flows. |
| candrād (चन्द्राद्) | form in the line | from the moon. |
| amṛtaṃ (अमृतं) | nominative or accusative singular | the deathless drops. |
| divya-rūpiṇaḥ (दिव्य-रूपिणः) | nominative singular | divine. |
| tat (तत्) | form in the line | that. |
| sarvaṃ (सर्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | every. |
| grasate (ग्रसते) | present | swallows. |
| sūryas (सूर्य) | form in the line | the sun. |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | with that. |
| piṇḍo (पिण्डो) | form in the line | the body. |
| jarāyutaḥ (जरायुतः) | nominative singular | joined to old age. |
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. Whatever nectar of divine form drips from the moon, the sun swallows all of it. By that the body is joined to old age.