Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.76 Flute, and the tone of a vīṇā

4.76

Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)

रुद्रग्रन्थिं यदा भित्त्वा शर्वपीठगतोऽनिलः ।
निष्पत्तौ वैणवः शब्दः क्वणद्वीणाक्वणो भवेत्
rudragranthiṃ yadā bhittvā śarvapīṭhagato'nilaḥ |
niṣpattau vaiṇavaḥ śabdaḥ kvaṇadvīṇākvaṇo bhavet

The line

When he has split Rudra's knot and the wind has gone to Śarva (शर्व)'s seat, in the completion there is a flute-sound, the tone of a sounding vīṇā (वीणा).

नेपालीमा

जब उसले रुद्रको गाँठो चिरेको हुन्छ र वायु शर्वको आसनमा गएको हुन्छ, पूरा हुँदा बाँसुरीको आवाज हुन्छ, बजिरहेको वीणाको स्वर।

Where it sits

Niṣpatti (निष्पत्ति) is the fourth stage. Vaiṇava (वैणव) is the sound of the flute, vaṃśa (वंश). Kvaṇad-vīṇā (क्वणद्-वीणा) is a vīṇā (वीणा) that is sounding. Both instruments return at 4.86. Śarva (शर्व) is Śiva (शिव).

Split: rudra (रुद्र) + granthiṃ (ग्रन्थिं) yadā (यदा) bhittvā (भित्त्वा) śarva (शर्व) + pīṭha (पीठ) + gato'nilaḥ (गतोऽनिलः) / niṣpattau (निष्पत्तौ) vaiṇavaḥ (वैणवः) śabdaḥ (शब्दः) kvaṇad (क्वणद्) + vīṇā (वीणा) + kvaṇo (क्वणो) bhavet (भवेत्)

Sanskrit, in depth

The words

WordGrammarSense
rudra-granthiṃ (रुद्र-ग्रन्थिं)form in the lineRudra; a knot.
yadā (यदा)indeclinablewhen.
bhittvā (भित्त्वा)absolutivehaving split.
śarva-pīṭha-gato'nilaḥ (शर्व-पीठ-गतोऽनिलः)nominative singularŚarva (शर्व), a name of Śiva (शिव); a seat.
niṣpattau (निष्पत्तौ)dual, nominative or accusativecompletion.
vaiṇavaḥ (वैणवः)nominative singularof the flute.
śabdaḥ (शब्दः)nominative singulara sound.
kvaṇad-vīṇā-kvaṇo (क्वणद्-वीणा-क्वणो)form in the linesounding; a vīṇā (वीणा); a tone.
bhavet (भवेत्)optativebecomes.

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. When he has split Rudra's knot and the wind has gone to Śarva (शर्व)'s seat, in the completion there is a flute-sound, the tone of a sounding vīṇā (वीणा).