Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.28 From the drop, the body
4.28
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
मनः स्थैर्यं स्थिरो वायुस् ततो बिन्दुः स्थिरो भवेत् ।
बिन्दुस्थैर्यात् सदा सत्त्वं पिण्डस्थैर्यं प्रजायते manaḥ sthairyaṃ sthiro vāyus tato binduḥ sthiro bhavet |
bindusthairyāt sadā sattvaṃ piṇḍasthairyaṃ prajāyate
The line
When the wind is steady, the mind is steady, and then the drop becomes steady. From the steadiness of the drop, sattva is constant, and steadiness of the body is born.
नेपालीमा
वायु स्थिर हुँदा मन स्थिर हुन्छ, अनि बिन्दु स्थिर हुन्छ। बिन्दुको स्थिरताबाट सत्त्व निरन्तर हुन्छ, र शरीरको स्थिरता जन्मन्छ।
Where it sits
A chain: wind, mind, drop, sattva, body. The drop is bindu (बिन्दु), as in 2.78.
Split: manaḥ (मनः) sthairyaṃ (स्थैर्यं) sthiro (स्थिरो) vāyus (वायु) tato (ततो) binduḥ (बिन्दुः) sthiro (स्थिरो) bhavet (भवेत्) / bindu (बिन्दु) + sthairyāt (स्थैर्यात्) sadā (सदा) sattvaṃ (सत्त्वं) piṇḍa (पिण्ड) + sthairyaṃ (स्थैर्यं) prajāyate (प्रजायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| manaḥ (मनः) | nominative singular | mind. manaḥ (मनः) before a vowel in sandhi, or the stem. |
| sthairyaṃ (स्थैर्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | steadiness. |
| sthiro (स्थिरो) | form in the line | steady. |
| vāyus (वायु) | form in the line | the breath. |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. |
| binduḥ (बिन्दुः) | form in the line | the drop. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative | becomes. |
| bindu-sthairyāt (बिन्दु-स्थैर्यात्) | optative | the drop; steadiness. |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| sattvaṃ (सत्त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | clarity. |
| piṇḍa-sthairyaṃ (पिण्ड-स्थैर्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | the body; steadiness. |
| prajāyate (प्रजायते) | present | is born. |
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 the wind is steady, the mind is steady, and then the drop becomes steady. From the steadiness of the drop, sattva is constant, and steadiness of the body is born.