Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.80 The belly's fire grows
3.80
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नित्यमभ्यासयुक्तस्य जठराग्निविवर्धनी ।
आहारो बहुलस् तस्य सम्पाद्यः साधकस्य च nityam abhyāsayuktasya jaṭharāgnivivardhanī |
āhāro bahulas tasya sampādyaḥ sādhakasya ca
The line
For one constantly joined to the practice it makes the belly's fire grow. Abundant food is to be supplied for that practitioner.
नेपालीमा
अभ्यासमा निरन्तर जोडिएकाका लागि त्यसले पेटको अग्नि बढाउँछ। त्यस अभ्यासीका लागि प्रशस्त भोजन दिनुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The fruit, and the meal the verse asks for. 3.81 says what a small meal does.
Split: nityam (नित्यम्) abhyāsa (अभ्यास) + yuktasya (युक्तस्य) jaṭharāgni (जठराग्नि) + vivardhanī (विवर्धनी) / āhāro (आहारो) bahulas (बहुल) tasya (तस्य) sampādyaḥ (सम्पाद्यः) sādhakasya (साधकस्य) ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nityam (नित्यम्) | indeclinable | always. |
| abhyāsa-yuktasya (अभ्यास-युक्तस्य) | genitive singular | practice; joined. |
| jaṭharāgni-vivardhanī (जठराग्नि-विवर्धनी) | nominative singular | the belly's fire; increasing. |
| āhāro (आहारो) | form in the line | food. |
| bahulas (बहुल) | form in the line | abundant. |
| tasya (तस्य) | genitive singular | of him. |
| sampādyaḥ (सम्पाद्यः) | nominative singular | to be supplied. |
| sādhakasya (साधकस्य) | genitive singular | a practitioner. |
| 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. For one constantly joined to the practice it makes the belly's fire grow. Abundant food is to be supplied for that practitioner.