Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.8 By the guru's sentence
4.8
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
राजयोगस्य माहात्म्यं को वा जानाति तत्त्वतः ।
ज्ञानं मुक्तिः स्थितिः सिद्धिर् गुरुवाक्येन लभ्यते rājayogasya māhātmyaṃ ko vā jānāti tattvataḥ |
jñānaṃ muktiḥ sthitiḥ siddhir guruvākyena labhyate
The line
Who knows the greatness of rāja (राज) yoga as it truly is? Knowledge, release, steadiness, and success are obtained by the guru's sentence.
नेपालीमा
राजयोगको महिमा जस्तो छ त्यस्तै कसले जान्छ? ज्ञान, मुक्ति, स्थिरता र सिद्धि गुरुको वाक्यले पाइन्छन्।
Where it sits
The verse answers its own question with the guru's sentence. 3.129 had called that guru Īśvara (ईश्वर) in person.
Split: rāja (राज) + yogasya (योगस्य) māhātmyaṃ (माहात्म्यं) ko (को) vā (वा) jānāti (जानाति) tattvataḥ (तत्त्वतः) / jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) siddhir (सिद्धिर्) guru (गुरु) + vākyena (वाक्येन) labhyate (लभ्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| rāja-yogasya (राज-योगस्य) | genitive singular | rāja (राज). Royal. In this book, the yoga of stilling; yoga. |
| māhātmyaṃ (माहात्म्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | the greatness. |
| ko (को) | form in the line | who. |
| vā (वा) | indeclinable | or. |
| jānāti (जानाति) | form in the line | knows. |
| tattvataḥ (तत्त्वतः) | nominative singular | in truth. |
| jñānaṃ (ज्ञानं) | nominative or accusative singular | knowledge. |
| muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) | nominative singular | released. |
| sthitiḥ (स्थितिः) | nominative singular | standing, stayed. |
| siddhir (सिद्धिर्) | form in the line | success. |
| guru-vākyena (गुरु-वाक्येन) | instrumental singular | the guru; by the sentence. |
| labhyate (लभ्यते) | present | is obtained. |
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. Who knows the greatness of rāja (राज) yoga as it truly is? Knowledge, release, steadiness, and success are obtained by the guru's sentence.