Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.101 The soundless
4.101
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
तावदाकाशसङ्कल्पो यावच् छब्दः प्रवर्तते ।
निःशब्दं तत्परं ब्रह्म परमातेति गीयते tāvad ākāśasaṅkalpo yāvac chabdaḥ pravartate |
niḥśabdaṃ tatparaṃ brahma paramāteti gīyate
The line
So long as sound goes on, there is the idea of space. The soundless is that supreme Brahman, sung as the supreme self.
नेपालीमा
ध्वनि चलिरहुन्जेल आकाशको धारणा रहन्छ। निःशब्द नै त्यो परम ब्रह्म हो, जसलाई परम आत्मा भनेर गाइएको छ।
Where it sits
The verse's own pair is the sound that makes the idea of space, and niḥśabda (निःशब्द), the soundless, which it sings as paramātman (परमात्मन्). 4.100 was still inside the resonance. This verse names what is past the sound.
Split: tāvad (तावद्) ākāśa (आकाश) + saṅkalpo (सङ्कल्पो) yāvac (यावच्) chabdaḥ (छब्दः) pravartate (प्रवर्तते) / niḥśabdaṃ (निःशब्दं) tat (तत्) + paraṃ (परं) brahma (ब्रह्म) paramāteti (परमातेति) gīyate (गीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tāvad (तावद्) | indeclinable | for that long. |
| ākāśa-saṅkalpo (आकाश-सङ्कल्पो) | form in the line | space; the idea. |
| yāvac (यावच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| chabdaḥ (छब्दः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| pravartate (प्रवर्तते) | present | goes forth. |
| niḥśabdaṃ (निःशब्दं) | nominative or accusative singular | without sound. |
| tat-paraṃ (तत्-परं) | indeclinable | that; after, beyond. |
| brahma (ब्रह्म) | form in the line | Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), or the stem of Brahman, as the compound decides. |
| paramāteti (परमातेति) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| gīyate (गीयते) | present | is sung. |
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. So long as sound goes on, there is the idea of space. The soundless is that supreme Brahman, sung as the supreme self.