Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.87 Attend to the finer
4.87
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
महति श्रूयमाणेऽपि मेघभेर्यादिके ध्वनौ ।
तत्र सूक्ष्मात् सूक्ष्मतरं नादमेव परामृशेत् mahati śrūyamāṇe'pi meghabheryādike dhvanau |
tatra sūkṣmāt sūkṣmataraṃ nādam eva parāmṛśet
The line
Even while the great sound, beginning with the cloud and the kettledrum, is being heard, there he should attend to the nāda (नाद) that is finer than the fine.
नेपालीमा
बादल र नगाडाबाट सुरु हुने महान् आवाज सुनिँदै गर्दा पनि, त्यहाँ उसले सूक्ष्मभन्दा सूक्ष्म नादमा ध्यान दिनुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The practice inside the list of 4.85. Megha (मेघ) is the cloud, bherī (भेरी) the kettledrum. The attention moves toward the finer sound.
Split: mahati (महति) śrūyamāṇe'pi (श्रूयमाणेऽपि) megha (मेघ) + bhery (भेर्य्) + ādike (आदिके) dhvanau (ध्वनौ) / tatra (तत्र) sūkṣmāt (सूक्ष्मात्) sūkṣmataraṃ (सूक्ष्मतरं) nādam (नादम्) eva (एव) parāmṛśet (परामृशेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mahati (महति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| śrūyamāṇe'pi (श्रूयमाणेऽपि) | form in the line | while it is heard; even. |
| megha-bhery-ādike (मेघ-भेर्य्-आदिके) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a cloud; and the rest. |
| dhvanau (ध्वनौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | a sound. |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there. |
| sūkṣmāt (सूक्ष्मात्) | ablative singular | the fine. |
| sūkṣmataraṃ (सूक्ष्मतरं) | nominative or accusative singular | the finer. |
| nādam (नादम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the sound. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| parāmṛśet (परामृशेत्) | optative | one should attend to. |
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. Even while the great sound, beginning with the cloud and the kettledrum, is being heard, there he should attend to the nāda (नाद) that is finer than the fine.