Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.89 While the drop is steady
3.89
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सुगन्धो योगिनो देहे जायते बिन्दुधारणात् ।
यावद् बिन्दुः स्थिरो देहे तावत् कालभयं कुतः sugandho yogino dehe jāyate bindudhāraṇāt |
yāvad binduḥ sthiro dehe tāvat kālabhayaṃ kutaḥ
The line
A good scent arises in the yogin's body from the holding of the drop. So long as the drop is steady in the body, the verse asks from where the fear of time would come.
नेपालीमा
बिन्दुको धारणबाट योगीको शरीरमा सुगन्ध उठ्छ। शरीरमा बिन्दु स्थिर रहुन्जेल कालको भय कहाँबाट आउँथ्यो भनेर श्लोकले सोध्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 3.88.
Split: sugandho (सुगन्धो) yogino (योगिनो) dehe (देहे) jāyate (जायते) bindu (बिन्दु) + dhāraṇāt (धारणात्) / yāvad (यावद्) binduḥ (बिन्दुः) sthiro (स्थिरो) dehe (देहे) tāvat (तावत्) kāla (काल) + bhayaṃ (भयं) kutaḥ (कुतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sugandho (सुगन्धो) | form in the line | a good scent. |
| yogino (योगिनो) | form in the line | by the yogin. |
| dehe (देहे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | in the body. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present | is born. |
| bindu-dhāraṇāt (बिन्दु-धारणात्) | ablative singular | the drop; holding. |
| yāvad (यावद्) | indeclinable | for as long as. yāvat (यावत्) before a voiced sound. |
| binduḥ (बिन्दुः) | form in the line | the drop. |
| sthiro (स्थिरो) | form in the line | steady. |
| tāvat (तावत्) | indeclinable | so long. |
| kāla-bhayaṃ (काल-भयं) | nominative or accusative singular | by time; fear. |
| kutaḥ (कुतः) | indeclinable | from where. The verse's question expects no source. |
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. A good scent arises in the yogin's body from the holding of the drop. So long as the drop is steady in the body, the verse asks from where the fear of time would come.