Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.16 Stop it at the brahma-opening
4.16
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ज्ञात्वा सुषुम्णासद्भेदं कृत्वा वायुं च मध्यगम् ।
स्थित्वा सदैव सुस्थाने ब्रह्मरन्ध्रे निरोधयेत् jñātvā suṣumṇāsadbhedaṃ kṛtvā vāyuṃ ca madhyagam |
sthitvā sadaiva susthāne brahmarandhre nirodhayet
The line
Having known the true piercing of suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) and made the wind go in the middle, standing always in a good place, he should restrain it at the brahma-opening.
नेपालीमा
सुषुम्णाको साँचो भेदन जानेर र वायुलाई बीचमा लगेर, सधैँ राम्रो ठाउँमा उभिएर, उसले त्यसलाई ब्रह्मद्वारमा रोक्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Brahma-randhra (ब्रह्म-रन्ध्र) is the opening of Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), one of the names at 3.4.
Split: jñātvā (ज्ञात्वा) suṣumṇāsad (सुषुम्णासद्) + bhedaṃ (भेदं) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) vāyuṃ (वायुं) ca (च) madhyagam (मध्यगम्) / sthitvā (स्थित्वा) sadaiva (सदैव) susthāne (सुस्थाने) brahma (ब्रह्म) + randhre (रन्ध्रे) nirodhayet (निरोधयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jñātvā (ज्ञात्वा) | absolutive | having known. |
| suṣumṇāsad-bhedaṃ (सुषुम्णासद्-भेदं) | nominative or accusative singular | a piercing, a break. |
| kṛtvā (कृत्वा) | absolutive | having made. |
| vāyuṃ (वायुं) | form in the line | the breath. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| madhyagam (मध्यगम्) | nominative or accusative singular | in the middle. |
| sthitvā (स्थित्वा) | absolutive | having stayed. |
| sadaiva (सदैव) | form in the line | always. |
| susthāne (सुस्थाने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a good place. |
| brahma-randhre (ब्रह्म-रन्ध्रे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | Brahmā (ब्रह्मा), or the stem of Brahman, as the compound decides; an opening. |
| nirodhayet (निरोधयेत्) | optative | one should restrain. |
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. Having known the true piercing of suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) and made the wind go in the middle, standing always in a good place, he should restrain it at the brahma-opening.