Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.91 She guards her own as well
3.91
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ऋतुमत्या रजोऽप्येवं निजं बिन्दुं च रक्षयेत् ।
मेढ्रेणाकर्षयेदूर्ध्वं सम्यगभ्यासयोगवित् ṛtumatyā rajo'py evaṃ nijaṃ binduṃ ca rakṣayet |
meḍhreṇākarṣayed ūrdhvaṃ samyag abhyāsayogavit
The line
A woman in her season should likewise guard her rajas, and her own drop. The knower of the yoga of practice should draw it upward with the mehana.
नेपालीमा
ऋतुमा रहेकी स्त्रीले त्यसरी नै आफ्नो रज र आफ्नो बिन्दु जोगाउनुपर्छ। अभ्यासको योग जान्नेले मेहनले त्यसलाई माथि तान्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Rajas (रज) here is her vital fluid. Ṛtumatī (ऋतुमती) is a woman in season. The verse sets her guarding beside his.
Split: ṛtumatyā (ऋतुमत्या) rajo'py (रजोऽप्य्) evaṃ (एवं) nijaṃ (निजं) binduṃ (बिन्दुं) ca (च) rakṣayet (रक्षयेत्) / meḍhreṇākarṣayed (मेढ्रेणाकर्षयेद्) ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) samyag (सम्यग्) abhyāsa (अभ्यास) + yoga (योग) + vit (वित्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ṛtumatyā (ऋतुमत्या) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| rajo'py (रजोऽप्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| evaṃ (एवं) | indeclinable | in this way. |
| nijaṃ (निजं) | nominative or accusative singular | one's own. |
| binduṃ (बिन्दुं) | form in the line | the drop. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| rakṣayet (रक्षयेत्) | optative | one should protect. |
| meḍhreṇākarṣayed (मेढ्रेणाकर्षयेद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) | indeclinable | upward. |
| samyag (सम्यग्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| abhyāsa-yoga-vit (अभ्यास-योग-वित्) | form in the line | practice; yoga; a knower. |
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 woman in her season should likewise guard her rajas, and her own drop. The knower of the yoga of practice should draw it upward with the mehana.