Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.9 Hard to obtain
4.9
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
दुर्लभो विषयत्यागो दुर्लभं तत्त्वदर्शनम् ।
दुर्लभा सहजावस्था सद्गुरोः करुणां विना durlabho viṣayatyāgo durlabhaṃ tattvadarśanam |
durlabhā sahajāvasthā sadguroḥ karuṇāṃ vinā
The line
The leaving of objects is hard to obtain. The seeing of truth is hard to obtain. The natural state is hard to obtain, without the compassion of a true guru.
नेपालीमा
विषय छोड्नु प्राप्त गर्न गाह्रो छ। सत्य देख्नु प्राप्त गर्न गाह्रो छ। साँचो गुरुको करुणा बिना सहज अवस्था प्राप्त गर्न गाह्रो छ।
Where it sits
The vinā (विना) is the verse's own. The three hard things wait on the guru's compassion.
Split: durlabho (दुर्लभो) viṣaya (विषय) + tyāgo (त्यागो) durlabhaṃ (दुर्लभं) tattva (तत्त्व) + darśanam (दर्शनम्) / durlabhā (दुर्लभा) sahajāvasthā (सहजावस्था) sad (सद्) + guroḥ (गुरोः) karuṇāṃ (करुणां) vinā (विना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| durlabho (दुर्लभो) | form in the line | hard to obtain. |
| viṣaya-tyāgo (विषय-त्यागो) | form in the line | objects; leaving. |
| durlabhaṃ (दुर्लभं) | nominative or accusative singular | hard to obtain. |
| tattva-darśanam (तत्त्व-दर्शनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the truth; seeing. |
| durlabhā (दुर्लभा) | nominative singular | hard to obtain. |
| sahajāvasthā (सहजावस्था) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| sad-guroḥ (सद्-गुरोः) | form in the line | the true. In the compound, the piercing of suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा); of the guru. |
| karuṇāṃ (करुणां) | form in the line | compassion. |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without. |
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 leaving of objects is hard to obtain. The seeing of truth is hard to obtain. The natural state is hard to obtain, without the compassion of a true guru.