Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.5 Salt in water
4.5
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सलिले सैन्धवं यद्वत् साम्यं भजति योगतः ।
तथात्ममनसोरैक्यं समाधिरभिधीयते salile saindhavaṃ yadvat sāmyaṃ bhajati yogataḥ |
tathātmamanasor aikyaṃ samādhir abhidhīyate
The line
As salt, by the yoga of water, goes to sameness, so the oneness of self and mind is called samādhi (समाधि).
नेपालीमा
नुन पानीको योगले समानतामा गएझैँ, आत्मा र मनको एकत्वलाई समाधि भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
The simile is the verse's. Saindhava (सैन्धव) is rock salt. Ātman (आत्मन्) and manas (मन) become one sameness.
Split: salile (सलिले) saindhavaṃ (सैन्धवं) yadvat (यद्वत्) sāmyaṃ (साम्यं) bhajati (भजति) yogataḥ (योगतः) / tathātma (तथात्म) + manasor (मनसोर्) aikyaṃ (ऐक्यं) samādhir (समाधिर्) abhidhīyate (अभिधीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| salile (सलिले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | water. |
| saindhavaṃ (सैन्धवं) | nominative or accusative singular | salt. |
| yadvat (यद्वत्) | form in the line | just as. |
| sāmyaṃ (साम्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | sameness. |
| bhajati (भजति) | present | goes to, shares. |
| yogataḥ (योगतः) | nominative singular | by the joining. |
| tathātma-manasor (तथात्म-मनसोर्) | form in the line | the mind. |
| aikyaṃ (ऐक्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | oneness. |
| samādhir (समाधिर्) | form in the line | samādhi (समाधि). |
| abhidhīyate (अभिधीयते) | present | is named. |
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. As salt, by the yoga of water, goes to sameness, so the oneness of self and mind is called samādhi (समाधि).