Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.66 The chief of the dissolutions
4.66
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
श्रीआदिनाथेन सपादकोटिलयप्रकाराः कथिता जयन्ति ।
नादानुसन्धानकमेकमेव मन्यामहे मुख्यतमं लयानाम् śrīādināthena sapādakoṭilayaprakārāḥ kathitā jayanti |
nādānusandhānakam ekam eva manyāmahe mukhyatamaṃ layānām
The line
A crore and a quarter kinds of laya were told by the glorious Ādinātha (आदिनाथ), and they conquer. We think this one, nādānusandhāna (नादानुसन्धान), the chief of the dissolutions.
नेपालीमा
सवा करोड प्रकारका लय श्री आदिनाथले भनेका थिए, र तिनीहरू जित्छन्। हामी यस नादानुसन्धानलाई लयहरूको मुख्य सम्झन्छौँ।
Where it sits
Sa-pāda-koṭi (स-पाद-कोटि) is a crore and a quarter. Nādānusandhāna (नादानुसन्धान) is the search along the sound, the last item in the order of 1.58. The hearing begins at 4.67.
Split: śrī (श्री) + ādināthena (आदिनाथेन) sa (स) + pāda (पाद) + koṭi (कोटि) + laya (लय) + prakārāḥ (प्रकाराः) kathitā (कथिता) jayanti (जयन्ति) / nādānusandhānakam (नादानुसन्धानकम्) ekam (एकम्) eva (एव) manyāmahe (मन्यामहे) mukhyatamaṃ (मुख्यतमं) layānām (लयानाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrī-ādināthena (श्री-आदिनाथेन) | instrumental singular | glorious; Ādinātha (आदिनाथ). |
| sa-pāda-koṭi-laya-prakārāḥ (स-पाद-कोटि-लय-प्रकाराः) | nominative plural | he; the foot; a crore; laya; a kind. |
| kathitā (कथिता) | nominative singular | told. |
| jayanti (जयन्ति) | present | they prevail. |
| nādānusandhānakam (नादानुसन्धानकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| ekam (एकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | one. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| manyāmahe (मन्यामहे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | we think. |
| mukhyatamaṃ (मुख्यतमं) | nominative or accusative singular | the chief. |
| layānām (लयानाम्) | genitive plural | of the layas. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 22, 22 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. A crore and a quarter kinds of laya were told by the glorious Ādinātha (आदिनाथ), and they conquer. We think this one, nādānusandhāna (नादानुसन्धान), the chief of the dissolutions.