Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.94 A net, and a hunter
4.94
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नादोऽन्तरङ्गसारङ्गबन्धने वागुरायते ।
अन्तरङ्गकुरङ्गस्य वधे व्याधायतेऽपि च nādo'ntaraṅgasāraṅgabandhane vāgurāyate |
antaraṅgakuraṅgasya vadhe vyādhāyate'pi ca
The line
Nāda (नाद) becomes a net for the binding of the inner antelope, and it also becomes a hunter for the killing of the inner antelope.
नेपालीमा
नाद भित्री मृग बाँध्ने जाल बन्छ, र भित्री मृग मार्ने शिकारी पनि बन्छ।
Where it sits
Sāraṅga (सारङ्ग) and kuraṅga (कुरङ्ग) are the deer. The sound is both the net and the hunter. The image continues at 4.99.
Split: nādo'ntaraṅga (नादोऽन्तरङ्ग) + sāraṅga (सारङ्ग) + bandhane (बन्धने) vāgurāyate (वागुरायते) / antaraṅga (अन्तरङ्ग) + kuraṅgasya (कुरङ्गस्य) vadhe (वधे) vyādhāyate'pi (व्याधायतेऽपि) ca (च)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nādo'ntaraṅga-sāraṅga-bandhane (नादोऽन्तरङ्ग-सारङ्ग-बन्धने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a deer. Also a bow; binding. |
| vāgurāyate (वागुरायते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| antaraṅga-kuraṅgasya (अन्तरङ्ग-कुरङ्गस्य) | genitive singular | inner; a deer. |
| vadhe (वधे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the killing. |
| vyādhāyate'pi (व्याधायतेऽपि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
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. Nāda (नाद) becomes a net for the binding of the inner antelope, and it also becomes a hunter for the killing of the inner antelope.