Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.21 They bind each other
4.21
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पवनो बध्यते येन मनस् तेनैव बध्यते ।
मनश् च बध्यते येन पवनस् तेन बध्यते pavano badhyate yena manas tenaiva badhyate |
manaś ca badhyate yena pavanas tena badhyate
The line
By what the wind is bound, by that very thing the mind is bound. By what the mind is bound, by that the wind is bound.
नेपालीमा
जसद्वारा वायु बाँधिन्छ, त्यसैद्वारा मन बाँधिन्छ। जसद्वारा मन बाँधिन्छ, त्यसद्वारा वायु बाँधिन्छ।
Where it sits
The pair of 2.2, said as a double bind. 4.22 names the two causes.
Split: pavano (पवनो) badhyate (बध्यते) yena (येन) manas (मन) tenaiva (तेनैव) badhyate (बध्यते) / manaś (मनश्) ca (च) badhyate (बध्यते) yena (येन) pavanas (पवन) tena (तेन) badhyate (बध्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pavano (पवनो) | form in the line | the wind. |
| badhyate (बध्यते) | present | is bound. |
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular | by what. |
| manas (मन) | form in the line | the mind. |
| tenaiva (तेनैव) | form in the line | with that. |
| manaś (मनश्) | form in the line | mind. manaḥ (मनः) before a vowel in sandhi, or the stem. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| pavanas (पवन) | form in the line | the wind. |
| tena (तेन) | instrumental singular | with that. |
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. By what the wind is bound, by that very thing the mind is bound. By what the mind is bound, by that the wind is bound.