Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.15 Breath and mind, both to dissolution
4.15
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ज्ञानं कुतो मनसि सम्भवतीह तावत् प्राणोऽपि जीवति मनो म्रियते न यावत् ।
प्राणो मनो द्वयमिदं विलयं नयेद् यो मोक्षं स गच्छति नरो न कथंचिदन्यः jñānaṃ kuto manasi sambhavatīha tāvat prāṇo'pi jīvati mano mriyate na yāvat |
prāṇo mano dvayam idaṃ vilayaṃ nayed yo mokṣaṃ sa gacchati naro na kathaṃcid anyaḥ
The line
Knowledge does not arise in the mind while prāṇa (प्राण) still lives and the mind is not dead. The man who brings this pair, prāṇa (प्राण) and mind, to dissolution goes to release. The verse asks how anyone else would.
नेपालीमा
प्राण अझै बाँचिरहेको र मन नमरेको बेला मनमा ज्ञान उठ्दैन। प्राण र मन यो जोडीलाई लयमा लैजाने मानिस मुक्तिमा जान्छ। अरू कसरी जान्छन् भनेर श्लोकले सोध्छ।
Where it sits
The na yāvat (न यावत्) and the na kathaṃcid (न कथंचिद्) are the verse's own. Release waits on both going to laya (लय).
Split: jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) kuto (कुतो) manasi (मनसि) sambhavatīha (सम्भवतीह) tāvat (तावत्) prāṇo'pi (प्राणोऽपि) jīvati (जीवति) mano (मनो) mriyate (म्रियते) na (न) yāvat (यावत्) / prāṇo (प्राणो) mano (मनो) dvayam (द्वयम्) idaṃ (इदं) vilayaṃ (विलयं) nayed (नयेद्) yo (यो) mokṣaṃ (मोक्षं) sa (स) gacchati (गच्छति) naro (नरो) na (न) kathaṃcid (कथंचिद्) anyaḥ (अन्यः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular | knowledge. |
| kuto (कुतो) | form in the line | from where. The verse's question expects no source. |
| manasi (मनसि) | form in the line | in the mind. |
| sambhavatīha (सम्भवतीह) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| tāvat (तावत्) | indeclinable | so long. |
| prāṇo'pi (प्राणोऽपि) | form in the line | prāṇa (प्राण); even. |
| jīvati (जीवति) | present | lives. |
| mano (मनो) | form in the line | the mind. The stem in a compound. |
| mriyate (म्रियते) | present | dies. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| yāvat (यावत्) | indeclinable | so long as. |
| prāṇo (प्राणो) | form in the line | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| dvayam (द्वयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the pair. |
| idaṃ (इदं) | nominative or accusative singular | this. |
| vilayaṃ (विलयं) | nominative or accusative singular | dissolution. |
| nayed (नयेद्) | form in the line | leads. |
| yo (यो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| mokṣaṃ (मोक्षं) | nominative or accusative singular | release. |
| sa (स) | form in the line | he. |
| gacchati (गच्छति) | present | goes. |
| naro (नरो) | form in the line | a man. |
| kathaṃcid (कथंचिद्) | form in the line | by any means. |
| anyaḥ (अन्यः) | nominative singular | another. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 28, 28 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. Knowledge does not arise in the mind while prāṇa (प्राण) still lives and the mind is not dead. The man who brings this pair, prāṇa (प्राण) and mind, to dissolution goes to release. The verse asks how anyone else would.