Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.74 The drum of the open air
4.74
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
तृतीयायां तु विज्ञेयो विहायो मर्दलध्वनिः ।
महाशून्यं तदा याति सर्वसिद्धिसमाश्रयम् tṛtīyāyāṃ tu vijñeyo vihāyo mardaladhvaniḥ |
mahāśūnyaṃ tadā yāti sarvasiddhisamāśrayam
The line
In the third, the drum-sound of the open air is to be known. Then he goes to the great void, the refuge of every success.
नेपालीमा
तेस्रोमा खुला आकाशको ढोलको आवाज जान्नुपर्छ। तब ऊ हरेक सिद्धिको आश्रय महाशून्यमा जान्छ।
Where it sits
The line reads vihāyo mardala-dhvaniḥ (विहायो मर्दल-ध्वनिः). Vihāyas (विहाय) is the open air. Mardala (मर्दल) is the drum. This is paricaya (परिचय), the acquaintance. The gloss keeps the open air. It does not replace the reading.
Split: tṛtīyāyāṃ (तृतीयायां) tu (तु) vijñeyo (विज्ञेयो) vihāyo (विहायो) mardala (मर्दल) + dhvaniḥ (ध्वनिः) / mahā (महा) + śūnyaṃ (शून्यं) tadā (तदा) yāti (याति) sarva (सर्व) + siddhi (सिद्धि) + samāśrayam (समाश्रयम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tṛtīyāyāṃ (तृतीयायां) | form in the line | in the third. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| vijñeyo (विज्ञेयो) | form in the line | to be known. |
| vihāyo (विहायो) | form in the line | having left. |
| mardala-dhvaniḥ (मर्दल-ध्वनिः) | nominative singular | a mardala; a sound. |
| mahā-śūnyaṃ (महा-शून्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | great; empty. |
| tadā (तदा) | indeclinable | then. |
| yāti (याति) | form in the line | goes. |
| sarva-siddhi-samāśrayam (सर्व-सिद्धि-समाश्रयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | every; success; a refuge. |
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. In the third, the drum-sound of the open air is to be known. Then he goes to the great void, the refuge of every success.