Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.69 Four stages
4.69
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
आरम्भश् च घटश् चैव तथा परिचयोऽपि च ।
निष्पत्तिः सर्वयोगेषु स्यादवस्थाचतुष्टयम् ārambhaś ca ghaṭaś caiva tathā paricayo'pi ca |
niṣpattiḥ sarvayogeṣu syād avasthācatuṣṭayam
The line
Ārambha (आरम्भ), ghaṭa (घट), paricaya, and niṣpatti (निष्पत्ति): in all the yogas there would be a set of four stages.
नेपालीमा
आरम्भ, घट, परिचय र निष्पत्ति, सबै योगमा चार अवस्थाको समूह हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The beginning, the pot, the acquaintance, and the completion. The sounds of the four follow: the tinkling at 4.70, the kettledrum at 4.73, the drum of the open air at 4.74, the flute and the vīṇā (वीणा) at 4.76.
Split: ārambhaś (आरम्भश्) ca (च) ghaṭaś (घटश्) caiva (चैव) tathā (तथा) paricayo'pi (परिचयोऽपि) ca (च) / niṣpattiḥ (निष्पत्तिः) sarva (सर्व) + yogeṣu (योगेषु) syād (स्याद्) avasthā (अवस्था) + catuṣṭayam (चतुष्टयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ārambhaś (आरम्भश्) | form in the line | in the beginning stage. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| ghaṭaś (घटश्) | form in the line | the pot. |
| caiva (चैव) | indeclinable | and indeed. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| paricayo'pi (परिचयोऽपि) | form in the line | familiarity; even. |
| niṣpattiḥ (निष्पत्तिः) | nominative singular | completion. |
| sarva-yogeṣu (सर्व-योगेषु) | locative plural | every; yoga. |
| syād (स्याद्) | form in the line | would be. |
| avasthā-catuṣṭayam (अवस्था-चतुष्टयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the state; a set of four. |
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. Ārambha (आरम्भ), ghaṭa (घट), paricaya, and niṣpatti (निष्पत्ति): in all the yogas there would be a set of four stages.