Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.20 Other practices are exertion
4.20
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सुषुम्णावाहिनि प्राणे सिद्ध्यत्येव मनोन्मनी ।
अन्यथा त्वितराभ्यासाः प्रयासायैव योगिनाम् suṣumṇāvāhini prāṇe siddhyaty eva manonmanī |
anyathā tv itarābhyāsāḥ prayāsāyaiva yoginām
The line
When prāṇa (प्राण) flows in suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा), manonmanī (मनोन्मनी) succeeds. The verse says the other practices are only exertion for yogins.
नेपालीमा
प्राण सुषुम्णामा बग्दा मनोन्मनी सिद्ध हुन्छ। श्लोकले अरू अभ्यास योगीहरूका लागि श्रम मात्र हुन् भन्छ।
Where it sits
The anyathā (अन्यथा) is the verse's own. The success it names is the state of 4.4.
Split: suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा) + vāhini (वाहिनि) prāṇe (प्राणे) siddhyaty (सिद्ध्यत्य्) eva (एव) manonmanī (मनोन्मनी) / anyathā (अन्यथा) tv (त्व्) itarābhyāsāḥ (इतराभ्यासाः) prayāsāyaiva (प्रयासायैव) yoginām (योगिनाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| suṣumṇā-vāhini (सुषुम्णा-वाहिनि) | form in the line | suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा). |
| prāṇe (प्राणे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| siddhyaty (सिद्ध्यत्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| manonmanī (मनोन्मनी) | nominative singular | manonmanī (मनोन्मनी). |
| anyathā (अन्यथा) | indeclinable | otherwise. |
| tv (त्व्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| itarābhyāsāḥ (इतराभ्यासाः) | nominative plural | as this verse uses the word. |
| prayāsāyaiva (प्रयासायैव) | form in the line | strain. |
| yoginām (योगिनाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | by the yogin. |
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. When prāṇa (प्राण) flows in suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा), manonmanī (मनोन्मनी) succeeds. The verse says the other practices are only exertion for yogins.