Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.106 Like a log
4.106
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
शङ्खदुन्धुभिनादं च न शृणोति कदाचन ।
काष्ठवज् जायते देह उन्मन्यावस्थया ध्रुवम् śaṅkhadundhubhinādaṃ ca na śṛṇoti kadācana |
kāṣṭhavaj jāyate deha unmanyāvasthayā dhruvam
The line
The verse says he never hears the sound of conch and drum. By the unmanī (उन्मनी) state the body becomes like a log, for certain.
नेपालीमा
श्लोकले ऊ शङ्ख र ढोलको ध्वनि कहिल्यै सुन्दैन भन्छ। उन्मनी अवस्थाबाट शरीर निश्चय मुढाजस्तो हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The na śṛṇoti (न शृणोति) is the verse's own. Śaṅkha (शङ्ख) and dundubhi (दुन्दुभि) are conch and drum, the outer instruments. Kāṣṭhavat (काष्ठवत्) is like a piece of wood.
Split: śaṅkha (शङ्ख) + dundhubhi (दुन्धुभि) + nādaṃ (नादं) ca (च) na (न) śṛṇoti (शृणोति) kadācana (कदाचन) / kāṣṭhavaj (काष्ठवज्) jāyate (जायते) deha (देह) unmanyāvasthayā (उन्मन्यावस्थया) dhruvam (ध्रुवम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śaṅkha-dundhubhi-nādaṃ (शङ्ख-दुन्धुभि-नादं) | nominative or accusative singular | a conch; the sound. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| śṛṇoti (शृणोति) | form in the line | hears. |
| kadācana (कदाचन) | form in the line | ever. |
| kāṣṭhavaj (काष्ठवज्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| jāyate (जायते) | present | is born. |
| deha (देह) | form in the line | the body. |
| unmanyāvasthayā (उन्मन्यावस्थया) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhruvam (ध्रुवम्) | nominative or accusative singular | certainly. |
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 verse says he never hears the sound of conch and drum. By the unmanī (उन्मनी) state the body becomes like a log, for certain.