Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.59 Camphor in the fire
4.59
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कर्पूरमनले यद्वत् सैन्धवं सलिले यथा ।
तथा सन्धीयमानं च मनस् तत्त्वे विलीयते karpūram anale yadvat saindhavaṃ salile yathā |
tathā sandhīyamānaṃ ca manas tattve vilīyate
The line
As camphor in the fire, as rock salt in water, so the mind, being joined, dissolves in the truth.
नेपालीमा
आगोमा कपूरझैँ, पानीमा ढुङ्गे नुनझैँ, जोडिँदै मन सत्यमा लीन हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Two similes. The salt repeats 4.5. Tattva (तत्त्व) is the truth the mind dissolves in.
Split: karpūram (कर्पूरम्) anale (अनले) yadvat (यद्वत्) saindhavaṃ (सैन्धवं) salile (सलिले) yathā (यथा) / tathā (तथा) sandhīyamānaṃ (सन्धीयमानं) ca (च) manas (मन) tattve (तत्त्वे) vilīyate (विलीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karpūram (कर्पूरम्) | nominative or accusative singular | camphor. |
| anale (अनले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | fire. |
| yadvat (यद्वत्) | form in the line | just as. |
| saindhavaṃ (सैन्धवं) | nominative or accusative singular | salt. |
| salile (सलिले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | water. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| sandhīyamānaṃ (सन्धीयमानं) | nominative or accusative singular | being joined. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| manas (मन) | form in the line | the mind. |
| tattve (तत्त्वे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the truth. |
| vilīyate (विलीयते) | present | is dissolved. |
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 camphor in the fire, as rock salt in water, so the mind, being joined, dissolves in the truth.