Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.88 Fall of the drop, holding of the drop
3.88
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
एवं संरक्षयेद् बिन्दुं जयति योगवित् ।
मरणं बिन्दुपातेन जीवनं बिन्दुधारणात् evaṃ saṃrakṣayed binduṃ jayati yogavit |
maraṇaṃ bindupātena jīvanaṃ bindudhāraṇāt
The line
So the knower of yoga should guard the drop. He conquers. The verse says death is by the falling of the drop, and life is by the holding of the drop.
नेपालीमा
त्यसैले योग जान्नेले बिन्दु जोगाउनुपर्छ। ऊ जित्छ। श्लोकले बिन्दु खस्दा मृत्यु हुन्छ र बिन्दुको धारणले जीवन हुन्छ भन्छ।
Where it sits
The pair is the verse's own. Bindu-pāta (बिन्दु-पात) is the fall. Bindu-dhāraṇa (बिन्दु-धारण) is the holding.
Split: evaṃ (एवं) saṃrakṣayed (संरक्षयेद्) binduṃ (बिन्दुं) jayati (जयति) yogavit (योगवित्) / maraṇaṃ (मरणं) bindu (बिन्दु) + pātena (पातेन) jīvanaṃ (जीवनं) bindu (बिन्दु) + dhāraṇāt (धारणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way. |
| saṃrakṣayed (संरक्षयेद्) | form in the line | one should guard. |
| binduṃ (बिन्दुं) | form in the line | the drop. |
| jayati (जयति) | present | conquers. |
| yogavit (योगवित्) | form in the line | a knower of yoga. |
| maraṇaṃ (मरणं) | nominative or accusative singular | dying. |
| bindu-pātena (बिन्दु-पातेन) | instrumental singular | the drop; a fall. |
| jīvanaṃ (जीवनं) | nominative or accusative singular | living. |
| bindu-dhāraṇāt (बिन्दु-धारणात्) | ablative singular | the drop; holding. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 14, 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. So the knower of yoga should guard the drop. He conquers. The verse says death is by the falling of the drop, and life is by the holding of the drop.