Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.78 Cheating the sun's mouth
3.78
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
तत्रास्ति करणं दिव्यं सूर्यस्य मुखवञ्चनम् ।
गुरूपदेशतो ज्ञेयं न तु शास्त्रार्थकोटिभिः tatrāsti karaṇaṃ divyaṃ sūryasya mukhavañcanam |
gurūpadeśato jñeyaṃ na tu śāstrārthakoṭibhiḥ
The line
There is a divine act, a cheating of the sun's mouth. It is to be known from the guru's teaching. The verse says it is not known from a crore of the meanings of śāstras (शास्त्र).
नेपालीमा
सूर्यको मुख छल्ने एउटा दिव्य कर्म छ। त्यो गुरुको शिक्षाबाट जान्नुपर्छ। श्लोकले शास्त्रका करोडौँ अर्थबाट पनि त्यो जानिँदैन भन्छ।
Where it sits
A heading, atha viparīta-karaṇī mudrā (अथ विपरीत-करणी मुद्रा), stands before the verse and is not recited. The verse's own na tu (न तु) says the act is not known from a crore of the meanings of śāstras (शास्त्र). It is known from the guru's teaching. The shape is 3.79.
Split: tatrāsti (तत्रास्ति) karaṇaṃ (करणं) divyaṃ (दिव्यं) sūryasya (सूर्यस्य) mukha (मुख) + vañcanam (वञ्चनम्) / gurūpadeśato (गुरूपदेशतो) jñeyaṃ (ज्ञेयं) na (न) tu (तु) śāstrārtha (शास्त्रार्थ) + koṭibhiḥ (कोटिभिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tatrāsti (तत्रास्ति) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| karaṇaṃ (करणं) | nominative or accusative singular | an act. |
| divyaṃ (दिव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | divine. |
| sūryasya (सूर्यस्य) | genitive singular | the sun. |
| mukha-vañcanam (मुख-वञ्चनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the mouth; the slipping past. |
| gurūpadeśato (गुरूपदेशतो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| jñeyaṃ (ज्ञेयं) | nominative or accusative singular | the knowable. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| śāstrārtha-koṭibhiḥ (शास्त्रार्थ-कोटिभिः) | nominative singular | 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. There is a divine act, a cheating of the sun's mouth. It is to be known from the guru's teaching. The verse says it is not known from a crore of the meanings of śāstras (शास्त्र).