Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.57 Leave every thought
4.57
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
बाह्यचिन्ता न कर्तव्या तथैवान्तरचिन्तनम् ।
सर्वचिन्तां परित्यज्य न किंचिदपि चिन्तयेत् bāhyacintā na kartavyā tathaivāntaracintanam |
sarvacintāṃ parityajya na kiṃcid api cintayet
The line
An outer thought is not to be done, and an inner thinking likewise. Leaving every thought, he should think nothing at all.
नेपालीमा
बाहिरी विचार गर्नु हुँदैन, र भित्री सोच पनि त्यस्तै। हरेक विचार छोडेर उसले केही पनि सोच्नु हुँदैन।
Where it sits
The na (न) is the verse's own, said of the thinking. The positive instruction is the leaving.
Split: bāhya (बाह्य) + cintā (चिन्ता) na (न) kartavyā (कर्तव्या) tathaivāntara (तथैवान्तर) + cintanam (चिन्तनम्) / sarva (सर्व) + cintāṃ (चिन्तां) parityajya (परित्यज्य) na (न) kiṃcid (किंचिद्) api (अपि) cintayet (चिन्तयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| bāhya-cintā (बाह्य-चिन्ता) | nominative singular | outer; thought. |
| na (न) | indeclinable | the verse's own no. |
| kartavyā (कर्तव्या) | nominative singular | to be done. |
| tathaivāntara-cintanam (तथैवान्तर-चिन्तनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | thinking. |
| sarva-cintāṃ (सर्व-चिन्तां) | form in the line | every; thought. |
| parityajya (परित्यज्य) | form in the line | having left. |
| kiṃcid (किंचिद्) | form in the line | anything. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| cintayet (चिन्तयेत्) | optative | one should think. |
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. An outer thought is not to be done, and an inner thinking likewise. Leaving every thought, he should think nothing at all.