Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.112 Awake, he stands as if asleep
4.112
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
स्वस्थो जाग्रदवस्थायां सुप्तवद् योऽवतिष्ठते ।
निःश्वासोच्छ्वासहीनश् च निश्चितं मुक्त एव सः svastho jāgrad avasthāyāṃ suptavad yo'vatiṣṭhate |
niḥśvāsocchvāsahīnaś ca niścitaṃ mukta eva saḥ
The line
Healthy, in the waking state, the one who stands as if asleep, free of breath in and breath out, is released, for certain.
नेपालीमा
स्वस्थ, जागेको अवस्थामा, सुतेझैँ उभिने, भित्रिने श्वास र निस्किने श्वासबाट मुक्त, ऊ निश्चय मुक्त हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Jāgrat (जाग्रत्) is waking. Suptavat (सुप्तवत्) is as if asleep. The two breaths are absent. The verse calls that released.
Split: svastho (स्वस्थो) jāgrad (जाग्रद्) avasthāyāṃ (अवस्थायां) suptavad (सुप्तवद्) yo'vatiṣṭhate (योऽवतिष्ठते) / niḥśvāsocchvāsa (निःश्वासोच्छ्वास) + hīnaś (हीनश्) ca (च) niścitaṃ (निश्चितं) mukta (मुक्त) eva (एव) saḥ (सः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| svastho (स्वस्थो) | form in the line | resting in himself. |
| jāgrad (जाग्रद्) | form in the line | waking. |
| avasthāyāṃ (अवस्थायां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| suptavad (सुप्तवद्) | form in the line | like one asleep. |
| yo'vatiṣṭhate (योऽवतिष्ठते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| niḥśvāsocchvāsa-hīnaś (निःश्वासोच्छ्वास-हीनश्) | form in the line | without. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| niścitaṃ (निश्चितं) | nominative or accusative singular | settled. |
| mukta (मुक्त) | form in the line | released. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| saḥ (सः) | nominative singular | he. |
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. Healthy, in the waking state, the one who stands as if asleep, free of breath in and breath out, is released, for certain.