Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.84 Great, then finer
4.84
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
श्रूयते प्रथमाभ्यासे नादो नानाविधो महान् ।
ततोऽभ्यासे वर्धमाने श्रूयते सूक्ष्मसूक्ष्मकः śrūyate prathamābhyāse nādo nānāvidho mahān |
tato'bhyāse vardhamāne śrūyate sūkṣmasūkṣmakaḥ
The line
In the first practice a great nāda (नाद) of many kinds is heard. Then, as the practice grows, a fine and finer one is heard.
नेपालीमा
पहिलो अभ्यासमा धेरै प्रकारको महान् नाद सुनिन्छ। त्यसपछि अभ्यास बढ्दै जाँदा सूक्ष्म र झन् सूक्ष्म सुनिन्छ।
Where it sits
The direction of the practice: from the great sound toward the fine. 4.87 says he should attend to the finer one even while the great one sounds.
Split: śrūyate (श्रूयते) prathamābhyāse (प्रथमाभ्यासे) nādo (नादो) nānā (नाना) + vidho (विधो) mahān (महान्) / tato'bhyāse (ततोऽभ्यासे) vardhamāne (वर्धमाने) śrūyate (श्रूयते) sūkṣma (सूक्ष्म) + sūkṣmakaḥ (सूक्ष्मकः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śrūyate (श्रूयते) | present | is heard. |
| prathamābhyāse (प्रथमाभ्यासे) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| nādo (नादो) | form in the line | the sound. |
| nānā-vidho (नाना-विधो) | form in the line | various; kinds. |
| mahān (महान्) | accusative plural | great. |
| tato'bhyāse (ततोऽभ्यासे) | present | from that. tataḥ (ततः) before a voiced sound; practice. |
| vardhamāne (वर्धमाने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | growing. |
| sūkṣma-sūkṣmakaḥ (सूक्ष्म-सूक्ष्मकः) | nominative singular | the fine; finer. |
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 first practice a great nāda (नाद) of many kinds is heard. Then, as the practice grows, a fine and finer one is heard.