Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.82 Close the ears with the hands
4.82
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कर्णौ पिधाय हस्ताभ्यां यः शृणोति ध्वनिं मुनिः ।
तत्र चित्तं स्थिरीकुर्याद् यावत् स्थिरपदं व्रजेत् karṇau pidhāya hastābhyāṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti dhvaniṃ muniḥ |
tatra cittaṃ sthirīkuryād yāvat sthirapadaṃ vrajet
The line
The silent one who hears the sound, closing the two ears with the hands, should make the mind steady there until it goes to the steady place.
नेपालीमा
हातले दुई कान बन्द गरेर आवाज सुन्ने मौनीले मनलाई त्यहाँ स्थिर पार्नुपर्छ, त्यो स्थिर ठाउँमा नपुगुञ्जेल।
Where it sits
Muni (मुनि) is the silent one. The hands close the ears. 4.68 had closed ear, eye, nose, and mouth.
Split: karṇau (कर्णौ) pidhāya (पिधाय) hastābhyāṃ (हस्ताभ्यां) yaḥ (यः) śṛṇoti (शृणोति) dhvaniṃ (ध्वनिं) muniḥ (मुनिः) / tatra (तत्र) cittaṃ (चित्तं) sthirīkuryād (स्थिरीकुर्याद्) yāvat (यावत्) sthira (स्थिर) + padaṃ (पदं) vrajet (व्रजेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| karṇau (कर्णौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the ears. |
| pidhāya (पिधाय) | dative singular | having covered. |
| hastābhyāṃ (हस्ताभ्यां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| yaḥ (यः) | nominative singular | who. |
| śṛṇoti (शृणोति) | form in the line | hears. |
| dhvaniṃ (ध्वनिं) | form in the line | a sound. |
| muniḥ (मुनिः) | nominative singular | a sage. |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there. |
| cittaṃ (चित्तं) | nominative or accusative singular | the mind. |
| sthirīkuryād (स्थिरीकुर्याद्) | form in the line | one should make steady. |
| yāvat (यावत्) | indeclinable | so long as. |
| sthira-padaṃ (स्थिर-पदं) | nominative or accusative singular | steady; to go, to fall. |
| vrajet (व्रजेत्) | optative | it goes. |
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. The silent one who hears the sound, closing the two ears with the hands, should make the mind steady there until it goes to the steady place.