Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.81 Head down, a moment
3.81
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अल्पाहारो यदि भवेदग्निर् दहति तत्क्षणात् ।
अधःशिराश् चोर्ध्वपादः क्षणं स्यात् प्रथमे दिने alpāhāro yadi bhaved agnir dahati tatkṣaṇāt |
adhaḥśirāś cordhvapādaḥ kṣaṇaṃ syāt prathame dine
The line
If the food is small, the fire burns it in that very moment. Head down and feet up, he should be so for a moment on the first day.
नेपालीमा
भोजन थोरै भए अग्निले त्यही क्षणमा त्यसलाई जलाउँछ। टाउको तल र खुट्टा माथि, पहिलो दिन उसले एक क्षण त्यस्तै रहनुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The shape in plain words. The first day is a moment. 3.82 lengthens it.
Split: alpāhāro (अल्पाहारो) yadi (यदि) bhaved (भवेद्) agnir (अग्निर्) dahati (दहति) tat (तत्) + kṣaṇāt (क्षणात्) / adhaḥ (अधः) + śirāś (शिराश्) cordhva (चोर्ध्व) + pādaḥ (पादः) kṣaṇaṃ (क्षणं) syāt (स्यात्) prathame (प्रथमे) dine (दिने)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| alpāhāro (अल्पाहारो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| yadi (यदि) | indeclinable | if. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| agnir (अग्निर्) | form in the line | fire. |
| dahati (दहति) | present | burns. |
| tat-kṣaṇāt (तत्-क्षणात्) | ablative singular | that; in a moment. |
| adhaḥ-śirāś (अधः-शिराश्) | form in the line | down; a vein, a tendon. |
| cordhva-pādaḥ (चोर्ध्व-पादः) | nominative singular | the foot. |
| kṣaṇaṃ (क्षणं) | nominative or accusative singular | a moment. |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative | would be. |
| prathame (प्रथमे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | on the first. |
| dine (दिने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | day by day. |
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. If the food is small, the fire burns it in that very moment. Head down and feet up, he should be so for a moment on the first day.