Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.49 The sleep of yoga
4.49
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अभ्यसेत् खेचरीं तावद् यावत् स्याद् योगनिद्रितः ।
सम्प्राप्तयोगनिद्रस्य कालो नास्ति कदाचन abhyaset khecarīṃ tāvad yāvat syād yoganidritaḥ |
samprāptayoganidrasya kālo nāsti kadācana
The line
He should practice khecarī (खेचरी) until he becomes one who sleeps the sleep of yoga. For the one who has obtained the sleep of yoga, the verse says time is never there.
नेपालीमा
उसले योगको निद्रा सुत्ने नभएसम्म खेचरी अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ। योगको निद्रा पाएकालाई श्लोकले भन्छ, काल कहिल्यै त्यहाँ हुँदैन।
Where it sits
Yoga-nidrā (योग-निद्रा) is the sleep of yoga. The claim about time repeats 4.48.
Split: abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) khecarīṃ (खेचरीं) tāvad (तावद्) yāvat (यावत्) syād (स्याद्) yoga (योग) + nidritaḥ (निद्रितः) / samprāpta (सम्प्राप्त) + yoga (योग) + nidrasya (निद्रस्य) kālo (कालो) nāsti (नास्ति) kadācana (कदाचन)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| khecarīṃ (खेचरीं) | form in the line | khecarī (खेचरी). |
| tāvad (तावद्) | indeclinable | for that long. |
| yāvat (यावत्) | indeclinable | so long as. |
| syād (स्याद्) | form in the line | would be. |
| yoga-nidritaḥ (योग-निद्रितः) | nominative singular | yoga; asleep. yoganidra (योगनिद्र) is the sleep of yoga. |
| samprāpta-yoga-nidrasya (सम्प्राप्त-योग-निद्रस्य) | genitive singular | one who has reached; yoga; sleep. |
| kālo (कालो) | form in the line | by time. |
| nāsti (नास्ति) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| kadācana (कदाचन) | form in the line | ever. |
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. He should practice khecarī (खेचरी) until he becomes one who sleeps the sleep of yoga. For the one who has obtained the sleep of yoga, the verse says time is never there.