Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.41 Half-open eyes
4.41
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अर्धोन्मीलितलोचनः स्थिरमना नासाग्रदत्तेक्षणश् चन्द्रार्कावपि लीनतामुपनयन् निस्पन्दभावेन यः ।
ज्योतीरूपमशेषबीजमखिलं देदीप्यमानं परं तत्त्वं तत्पदमेति वस्तु परमं वाच्यं किमत्राधिकम् ardhonmīlitalocanaḥ sthiramanā nāsāgradattekṣaṇaś candrārkāv api līnatām upanayan nispandabhāvena yaḥ |
jyotīrūpam aśeṣabījam akhilaṃ dedīpyamānaṃ paraṃ tattvaṃ tatpadam eti vastu paramaṃ vācyaṃ kim atrādhikam
The line
Eyes half open, mind steady, gaze given to the tip of the nose, bringing even the moon and the sun to dissolution by a motionless being: the one who does so goes to that place, the supreme thing, light in form, the seed of everything, blazing. What further thing would be worth saying here?
नेपालीमा
आँखा आधा खुला राखेर, मन स्थिर गरेर, दृष्टि नाकको टुप्पोमा दिएर र निश्चल भावले चन्द्र र सूर्यलाई समेत लयमा पुर्याएर जसले त्यसो गर्छ, ऊ त्यो ठाउँमा जान्छ, जुन परम वस्तु हो, प्रकाश रूप, सबैको बीज र प्रज्वलित छ। यहाँ अरू भन्न लायक के नै छ र?
Where it sits
A long verse. Ardhonmīlita (अर्धोन्मीलित) is half open. Moon and sun are the two channels brought to laya (लय).
Split: ardhonmīlita (अर्धोन्मीलित) + locanaḥ (लोचनः) sthira (स्थिर) + manā (मना) nāsāgra (नासाग्र) + dattekṣaṇaś (दत्तेक्षणश्) candrārkāv (चन्द्रार्काव्) api (अपि) līnatām (लीनताम्) upanayan (उपनयन्) nispanda (निस्पन्द) + bhāvena (भावेन) yaḥ (यः) / jyotī (ज्योती) + rūpam (रूपम्) aśeṣa (अशेष) + bījam (बीजम्) akhilaṃ (अखिलं) dedīpyamānaṃ (देदीप्यमानं) paraṃ (परं) tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं) tat (तत्) + padam (पदम्) eti (एति) vastu (वस्तु) paramaṃ (परमं) vācyaṃ (वाच्यं) kim (किम्) atrādhikam (अत्राधिकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ardhonmīlita-locanaḥ (अर्धोन्मीलित-लोचनः) | nominative singular | the eye. |
| sthira-manā (स्थिर-मना) | nominative singular | steady; mind. manaḥ (मनः) before a vowel in sandhi, or the stem. |
| nāsāgra-dattekṣaṇaś (नासाग्र-दत्तेक्षणश्) | form in the line | the tip of the nose. |
| candrārkāv (चन्द्रार्काव्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| līnatām (लीनताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | the state of being dissolved. |
| upanayan (उपनयन्) | form in the line | leading near. |
| nispanda-bhāvena (निस्पन्द-भावेन) | instrumental singular | without throb; the state. |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular | who. |
| jyotī-rūpam (ज्योती-रूपम्) | nominative or accusative singular | color. |
| aśeṣa-bījam (अशेष-बीजम्) | nominative or accusative singular | without remainder; the seed. |
| akhilaṃ (अखिलं) | nominative or accusative singular | entire. |
| dedīpyamānaṃ (देदीप्यमानं) | nominative or accusative singular | blazing. |
| paraṃ (परं) | indeclinable | after, beyond. |
| tattvaṃ (तत्त्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | the truth. |
| tat-padam (तत्-पदम्) | nominative or accusative singular | that; the place. |
| eti (एति) | form in the line | goes. |
| vastu (वस्तु) | form in the line | a thing. |
| paramaṃ (परमं) | nominative or accusative singular | the supreme. |
| vācyaṃ (वाच्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | to be said. |
| kim (किम्) | indeclinable | what. |
| atrādhikam (अत्राधिकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 38, 38 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. Eyes half open, mind steady, gaze given to the tip of the nose, bringing even the moon and the sun to dissolution by a motionless being: the one who does so goes to that place, the supreme thing, light in form, the seed of everything, blazing. What further thing would be worth saying here?