Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.24 Like milk and water
4.24
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
दुग्धाम्बुवत् संमिलितावुभौ तौ तुल्यक्रियौ मानसमारुतौ हि ।
यतो मरुत् तत्र मनःप्रवृत्तिर् यतो मनस् तत्र मरुत्प्रवृत्तिः dugdhāmbuvat saṃmilitāv ubhau tau tulyakriyau mānasamārutau hi |
yato marut tatra manaḥpravṛttir yato manas tatra marutpravṛttiḥ
The line
The two, mind and wind, are mixed like milk and water, and their action is equal. Where the wind is, there is the mind's activity. Where the mind is, there is the wind's activity.
नेपालीमा
मन र वायु यी दुई दूध र पानीझैँ मिसिएका छन्, र तिनीहरूको क्रिया बराबर छ। वायु जहाँ छ, त्यहाँ मनको क्रिया छ। मन जहाँ छ, त्यहाँ वायुको क्रिया छ।
Where it sits
The simile is milk and water. A longer count than the anuṣṭubh (अनुष्टुभ्).
Split: dugdhāmbuvat (दुग्धाम्बुवत्) saṃmilitāv (संमिलिताव्) ubhau (उभौ) tau (तौ) tulya (तुल्य) + kriyau (क्रियौ) mānasa (मानस) + mārutau (मारुतौ) hi (हि) / yato (यतो) marut (मरुत्) tatra (तत्र) manaḥ (मनः) + pravṛttir (प्रवृत्तिर्) yato (यतो) manas (मन) tatra (तत्र) marut (मरुत्) + pravṛttiḥ (प्रवृत्तिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dugdhāmbuvat (दुग्धाम्बुवत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| saṃmilitāv (संमिलिताव्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ubhau (उभौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | both. |
| tau (तौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | those two. |
| tulya-kriyau (तुल्य-क्रियौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | equal; action. |
| mānasa-mārutau (मानस-मारुतौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the mind; the wind. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed. |
| yato (यतो) | form in the line | from where. |
| marut (मरुत्) | form in the line | a god of wind. Also the breath. |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there. |
| manaḥ-pravṛttir (मनः-प्रवृत्तिर्) | form in the line | mind. manaḥ (मनः) before a vowel in sandhi, or the stem; activity. |
| manas (मन) | form in the line | the mind. |
| marut-pravṛttiḥ (मरुत्-प्रवृत्तिः) | nominative singular | a god of wind. Also the breath; activity. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 22, 22 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. The two, mind and wind, are mixed like milk and water, and their action is equal. Where the wind is, there is the mind's activity. Where the mind is, there is the wind's activity.