Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.40 They miss the pupil
4.40
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
केचिदागमजालेन केचिन् निगमसङ्कुलैः ।
केचित् तर्केण मुह्यन्ति नैव जानन्ति तारकम् kecid āgamajālena kecin nigamasaṅkulaiḥ |
kecit tarkeṇa muhyanti naiva jānanti tārakam
The line
Some are confused by the net of the Āgamas (आगम), some by the crowds of Vedic sentences, some by reasoning. The verse says they do not know the pupil.
नेपालीमा
कोही आगमको जालले भ्रमित हुन्छन्, कोही वैदिक वाक्यका भीडले, कोही तर्कले। श्लोकले भन्छ, तिनीहरूले नानी जान्दैनन्।
Where it sits
The naiva (नैव) is the verse's own. Tāraka (तारक) is the pupil, the delivering point, continuing 4.39.
Split: kecid (केचिद्) āgama (आगम) + jālena (जालेन) kecin (केचिन्) nigama (निगम) + saṅkulaiḥ (सङ्कुलैः) / kecit (केचित्) tarkeṇa (तर्केण) muhyanti (मुह्यन्ति) naiva (नैव) jānanti (जानन्ति) tārakam (तारकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kecid (केचिद्) | form in the line | some. |
| āgama-jālena (आगम-जालेन) | instrumental singular | a traditional text; a net. |
| kecin (केचिन्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| nigama-saṅkulaiḥ (निगम-सङ्कुलैः) | instrumental plural | the Veda; crowded. |
| kecit (केचित्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| tarkeṇa (तर्केण) | instrumental singular | reasoning. Here, argument. |
| muhyanti (मुह्यन्ति) | present | they are confused. |
| naiva (नैव) | form in the line | the verse's own not-yet. |
| jānanti (जानन्ति) | present | they know. |
| tārakam (तारकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the deliverer. The pupil, and what carries across. |
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. Some are confused by the net of the Āgamas (आगम), some by the crowds of Vedic sentences, some by reasoning. The verse says they do not know the pupil.