Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.73 The kettledrum
4.73
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
विष्णुग्रन्थेस् ततो भेदात् परमानन्दसूचकः ।
अतिशून्ये विमर्दश् च भेरीशब्दस् तदा भवेत् viṣṇugranthes tato bhedāt paramānandasūcakaḥ |
atiśūnye vimardaś ca bherīśabdas tadā bhavet
The line
Then, from the piercing of Viṣṇu (विष्णु)'s knot, a sign of the supreme bliss, and in the great void a rubbing: then there is the sound of a kettledrum.
नेपालीमा
त्यसपछि विष्णुको गाँठो छेडिएपछि परम आनन्दको चिह्न हुन्छ, र महाशून्यमा घर्षण हुन्छ। तब नगाडाको आवाज हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Bherī (भेरी) is the kettledrum. This is the sound of ghaṭa (घट). The instrument returns in the longer list at 4.85.
Split: viṣṇu (विष्णु) + granthes (ग्रन्थे) tato (ततो) bhedāt (भेदात्) paramānanda (परमानन्द) + sūcakaḥ (सूचकः) / atiśūnye (अतिशून्ये) vimardaś (विमर्दश्) ca (च) bherī (भेरी) + śabdas (शब्द) tadā (तदा) bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| viṣṇu-granthes (विष्णु-ग्रन्थेस्) | form in the line | Viṣṇu (विष्णु); a knot. |
| tato (ततो) | indeclinable | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound. |
| bhedāt (भेदात्) | ablative singular | a piercing, a break. |
| paramānanda-sūcakaḥ (परमानन्द-सूचकः) | nominative singular | supreme bliss; pointing out. |
| atiśūnye (अतिशून्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the further void. |
| vimardaś (विमर्दश्) | form in the line | a pounding. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| bherī-śabdas (भेरी-शब्दस्) | form in the line | a kettledrum; a sound. |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative | becomes. |
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. Then, from the piercing of Viṣṇu (विष्णु)'s knot, a sign of the supreme bliss, and in the great void a rubbing: then there is the sound of a kettledrum.