Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.9 Guarded like a casket
3.9
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
गोपनीयं प्रयत्नेन यथा रत्नकरण्डकम् ।
कस्यचिन् नैव वक्तव्यं कुलस्त्रीसुरतं यथा gopanīyaṃ prayatnena yathā ratnakaraṇḍakam |
kasyacin naiva vaktavyaṃ kulastrīsurataṃ yathā
The line
It is to be guarded with effort, as a casket of jewels. It is to be told to no one, as the lovemaking of a woman of good family.
नेपालीमा
यसलाई रत्नको मञ्जूषाझैँ प्रयाससहित जोगाउनुपर्छ। कुलस्त्रीको सुरतझैँ यो कसैलाई भन्नु हुँदैन।
Where it sits
Both comparisons are the verse's own. The seals begin with mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) at 3.10.
Split: gopanīyaṃ (गोपनीयं) prayatnena (प्रयत्नेन) yathā (यथा) ratna (रत्न) + karaṇḍakam (करण्डकम्) / kasyacin (कस्यचिन्) naiva (नैव) vaktavyaṃ (वक्तव्यं) kula (कुल) + strī (स्त्री) + surataṃ (सुरतं) yathā (यथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gopanīyaṃ (गोपनीयं) | nominative or accusative singular | to be kept close. |
| prayatnena (प्रयत्नेन) | instrumental singular | effort. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| ratna-karaṇḍakam (रत्न-करण्डकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a jewel; a casket. |
| kasyacin (कस्यचिन्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| naiva (नैव) | form in the line | the verse's own not-yet. |
| vaktavyaṃ (वक्तव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kula-strī-surataṃ (कुल-स्त्री-सुरतं) | nominative or accusative singular | a family; a woman; lovemaking. |
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. It is to be guarded with effort, as a casket of jewels. It is to be told to no one, as the lovemaking of a woman of good family.