Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.51 The outer wind melts
4.51
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
बाह्यवायुर् यथा लीनस् तथा मध्यो न संशयः ।
स्वस्थाने स्थिरतामेति पवनो मनसा सह bāhyavāyur yathā līnas tathā madhyo na saṃśayaḥ |
svasthāne sthiratām eti pavano manasā saha
The line
As the outer wind melts, so does the middle one. The verse says there is no doubt. The wind, together with the mind, goes to steadiness in its own place.
नेपालीमा
जसरी बाहिरी वायु पग्लिन्छ, त्यसरी नै बीचको पनि। श्लोकले भन्छ, शङ्का छैन। वायु मनसँगै आफ्नै ठाउँमा स्थिरतामा जान्छ।
Where it sits
Outer wind and middle wind. Both melt, and both come to rest.
Split: bāhya (बाह्य) + vāyur (वायुर्) yathā (यथा) līnas (लीन) tathā (तथा) madhyo (मध्यो) na (न) saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) / sva (स्व) + sthāne (स्थाने) sthiratām (स्थिरताम्) eti (एति) pavano (पवनो) manasā (मनसा) saha (सह)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bāhya-vāyur (बाह्य-वायुर्) | form in the line | outer; the breath. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| līnas (लीन) | form in the line | dissolved. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| madhyo (मध्यो) | form in the line | the middle. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| saṃśayaḥ (संशयः) | nominative singular | doubt. |
| sva-sthāne (स्व-स्थाने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | one's own; place. |
| sthiratām (स्थिरताम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | steadiness. |
| eti (एति) | form in the line | goes. |
| pavano (पवनो) | form in the line | the wind. |
| manasā (मनसा) | nominative singular | the mind. |
| saha (सह) | indeclinable | together. |
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 the outer wind melts, so does the middle one. The verse says there is no doubt. The wind, together with the mind, goes to steadiness in its own place.