Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.82 A little more each day
3.82
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
क्षणाच् च किंचिदधिकमभ्यसेच् च दिने दिने ।
वलितं पलितं चैव षण्मासोर्ध्वं न दृश्यते ।
याममात्रं तु यो नित्यमभ्यसेत् स तु कालजित् kṣaṇāc ca kiṃcid adhikam abhyasec ca dine dine |
valitaṃ palitaṃ caiva ṣaṇmāsordhvaṃ na dṛśyate |
yāmamātraṃ tu yo nityam abhyaset sa tu kālajit
The line
A little more than a moment, he should practice day by day. Wrinkles and grey hair are not seen after six months. The one who practices a mere watch every day conquers time.
नेपालीमा
एक क्षणभन्दा अलि बढी उसले दिनदिनै अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ। छ महिनापछि चाउरी र सेतो कपाल देखिँदैनन्। हरेक दिन एक पहर मात्र अभ्यास गर्नेले काललाई जित्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's own schedule: a moment, then more, then a watch. The na dṛśyate (न दृश्यते) is the verse's own, said of wrinkles and grey hair.
Split: kṣaṇāc (क्षणाच्) ca (च) kiṃcid (किंचिद्) adhikam (अधिकम्) abhyasec (अभ्यसेच्) ca (च) dine (दिने) dine (दिने) / valitaṃ (वलितं) palitaṃ (पलितं) caiva (चैव) ṣaṇmāsordhvaṃ (षण्मासोर्ध्वं) na (न) dṛśyate (दृश्यते) / yāma (याम) + mātraṃ (मात्रं) tu (तु) yo (यो) nityam (नित्यम्) abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) sa (स) tu (तु) kālajit (कालजित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kṣaṇāc (क्षणाच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| kiṃcid (किंचिद्) | form in the line | anything. |
| adhikam (अधिकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | further. |
| abhyasec (अभ्यसेच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| dine (दिने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | day by day. |
| valitaṃ (वलितं) | nominative or accusative singular | wrinkled. |
| palitaṃ (पलितं) | nominative or accusative singular | grey. |
| caiva (चैव) | indeclinable | and indeed. |
| ṣaṇmāsordhvaṃ (षण्मासोर्ध्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| dṛśyate (दृश्यते) | present | is seen. |
| yāma-mātraṃ (याम-मात्रं) | nominative or accusative singular | a watch; mere. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| yo (यो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| nityam (नित्यम्) | indeclinable | always. |
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| sa (स) | form in the line | he. |
| kālajit (कालजित्) | form in the line | a conqueror of time. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 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. A little more than a moment, he should practice day by day. Wrinkles and grey hair are not seen after six months. The one who practices a mere watch every day conquers time.