Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.17 Sun and moon hold time
4.17
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सूर्यचन्द्रमसौ धत्तः कालं रात्रिन्दिवात्मकम् ।
भोक्त्री सुषुम्ना कालस्य गुह्यमेतदुदाहृतम् sūryacandramasau dhattaḥ kālaṃ rātrindivātmakam |
bhoktrī suṣumnā kālasya guhyam etad udāhṛtam
The line
Sun and moon hold time, whose self is night and day. Suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) is the eater of time. This secret is declared.
नेपालीमा
रात र दिन जसको आत्मा हुन्, त्यस काललाई सूर्य र चन्द्रले समात्छन्। सुषुम्णा काललाई खाने हो। यो रहस्य भनिएको छ।
Where it sits
Bhoktrī (भोक्त्री) is the eater, feminine, agreeing with suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा). Day and night belong to sun and moon. The middle channel is the one that eats time.
Split: sūrya (सूर्य) + candramasau (चन्द्रमसौ) dhattaḥ (धत्तः) kālaṃ (कालं) rātrindivātmakam (रात्रिन्दिवात्मकम्) / bhoktrī (भोक्त्री) suṣumnā (सुषुम्ना) kālasya (कालस्य) guhyam (गुह्यम्) etad (एतद्) udāhṛtam (उदाहृतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sūrya-candramasau (सूर्य-चन्द्रमसौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the sun; the moon. |
| dhattaḥ (धत्तः) | nominative singular | the two hold. The form in the line. |
| kālaṃ (कालं) | nominative or accusative singular | by time. |
| rātrindivātmakam (रात्रिन्दिवात्मकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhoktrī (भोक्त्री) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| suṣumnā (सुषुम्ना) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| kālasya (कालस्य) | genitive singular | by time. |
| guhyam (गुह्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a secret. |
| etad (एतद्) | form in the line | this. |
| udāhṛtam (उदाहृतम्) | nominative or accusative singular | declared. |
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. Sun and moon hold time, whose self is night and day. Suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) is the eater of time. This secret is declared.