Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.35 A guarded woman of the family
4.35
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
वेदशास्त्रपुराणानि सामान्यगणिका इव ।
एकैव शाम्भवी मुद्रा गुप्ता कुलवधूरिव vedaśāstrapurāṇāni sāmānyagaṇikā iva |
ekaiva śāmbhavī mudrā guptā kulavadhūr iva
The line
The Vedas, the śāstras (शास्त्र), and the purāṇas (पुराण) are like an ordinary courtesan. The one Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) mudrā (मुद्रा) is hidden, like a guarded woman of the family.
नेपालीमा
वेदहरू, शास्त्र र पुराण साधारण वेश्याजस्ता छन्। एउटी शाम्भवी मुद्रा लुकेकी छ, रक्षा गरिएकी कुलस्त्रीजस्ती।
Where it sits
The comparison is the verse's own. Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) is taught in the next two verses.
Split: veda (वेद) + śāstra (शास्त्र) + purāṇāni (पुराणानि) sāmānya (सामान्य) + gaṇikā (गणिका) iva (इव) / ekaiva (एकैव) śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) mudrā (मुद्रा) guptā (गुप्ता) kula (कुल) + vadhūr (वधूर्) iva (इव)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| veda-śāstra-purāṇāni (वेद-शास्त्र-पुराणानि) | nominative or accusative plural, neuter | the Veda; a śāstra (शास्त्र); a purāṇa (पुराण). |
| sāmānya-gaṇikā (सामान्य-गणिका) | nominative singular | ordinary; a courtesan. The verse's comparison. |
| iva (इव) | indeclinable | like. |
| ekaiva (एकैव) | form in the line | one. |
| śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) | nominative singular | śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी). |
| mudrā (मुद्रा) | nominative singular | the seal. |
| guptā (गुप्ता) | nominative singular | guarded. |
| kula-vadhūr (कुल-वधूर्) | form in the line | a family; a bride. |
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. The Vedas, the śāstras (शास्त्र), and the purāṇas (पुराण) are like an ordinary courtesan. The one Śāmbhavī (शाम्भवी) mudrā (मुद्रा) is hidden, like a guarded woman of the family.