Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.97 Amarolī
3.97
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अमरीं यः पिबेन् नित्यं नस्यं कुर्वन् दिने दिने ।
वज्रोलीमभ्यसेत् सम्यक् सामरोलीति कथ्यते amarīṃ yaḥ piben nityaṃ nasyaṃ kurvan dine dine |
vajrolīm abhyaset samyak sāmarolīti kathyate
The line
The one who drinks amarī (अमरी) daily, applying it in the nose day by day, and practices vajrolī (वज्रोली) properly, is said to be one whose practice is amarolī (अमरोली).
नेपालीमा
जो अमरी दैनिक पिउँछ, दिनदिनै नाकमा लगाउँछ, र वज्रोली ठीकसित अभ्यास गर्छ, उसको अभ्यास अमरोली हो भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
Nasya (नस्य) is the application in the nose. The verse names the drinking, the nose, and the practice.
Split: amarīṃ (अमरीं) yaḥ (यः) piben (पिबेन्) nityaṃ (नित्यं) nasyaṃ (नस्यं) kurvan (कुर्वन्) dine (दिने) dine (दिने) / vajrolīm (वज्रोलीम्) abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) samyak (सम्यक्) sāmarolīti (सामरोलीति) kathyate (कथ्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| amarīṃ (अमरीं) | form in the line | the deathless stream. |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular | who. |
| piben (पिबेन्) | form in the line | one should drink. |
| nityaṃ (नित्यं) | indeclinable | constantly. |
| nasyaṃ (नस्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | a nasal application. |
| kurvan (कुर्वन्) | form in the line | doing. |
| dine (दिने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | day by day. |
| vajrolīm (वज्रोलीम्) | accusative singular, feminine | vajrolī (वज्रोली). |
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| samyak (सम्यक्) | form in the line | rightly. |
| sāmarolīti (सामरोलीति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| kathyate (कथ्यते) | present | is called. |
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. The one who drinks amarī (अमरी) daily, applying it in the nose day by day, and practices vajrolī (वज्रोली) properly, is said to be one whose practice is amarolī (अमरोली).