Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.90 As the bee drinks the nectar
4.90
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
मकरन्दं पिबन् भृङ्गी गन्धं नापेक्षते यथा ।
नादासक्तं तथा चित्तं विषयान् नहि काङ्क्षते makarandaṃ piban bhṛṅgī gandhaṃ nāpekṣate yathā |
nādāsaktaṃ tathā cittaṃ viṣayān nahi kāṅkṣate
The line
As a female bee drinking the nectar does not look for the scent, so the mind attached to nāda (नाद) does not long for objects.
नेपालीमा
अमृत पिउने पोथी मौरीले जसरी गन्ध खोज्दैन, त्यसरी नै नादमा टाँसिएको मनले विषय चाहँदैन।
Where it sits
The simile is the verse's. Nahi kāṅkṣate (नहि काङ्क्षते) is the verse's own: it does not long.
Split: makarandaṃ (मकरन्दं) piban (पिबन्) bhṛṅgī (भृङ्गी) gandhaṃ (गन्धं) nāpekṣate (नापेक्षते) yathā (यथा) / nādāsaktaṃ (नादासक्तं) tathā (तथा) cittaṃ (चित्तं) viṣayān (विषयान्) nahi (नहि) kāṅkṣate (काङ्क्षते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| makarandaṃ (मकरन्दं) | nominative or accusative singular | honey, nectar. |
| piban (पिबन्) | form in the line | drinking. |
| bhṛṅgī (भृङ्गी) | nominative singular | a female bee. |
| gandhaṃ (गन्धं) | nominative or accusative singular | scent. |
| nāpekṣate (नापेक्षते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| nādāsaktaṃ (नादासक्तं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| cittaṃ (चित्तं) | nominative or accusative singular | the mind. |
| viṣayān (विषयान्) | accusative plural | objects. |
| nahi (नहि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| kāṅkṣate (काङ्क्षते) | present | longs. |
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. As a female bee drinking the nectar does not look for the scent, so the mind attached to nāda (नाद) does not long for objects.