Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.95 A bolt for the horse
4.95
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अन्तरङ्गस्य यमिनो वाजिनः परिघायते ।
नादोपास्तिरतो नित्यमवधार्या हि योगिना antaraṅgasya yamino vājinaḥ parighāyate |
nādopāstirato nityam avadhāryā hi yoginā
The line
For the restrained one's inner horse, it becomes a bolt. The yogin devoted to the worship of nāda (नाद) should always hold it.
नेपालीमा
संयतको भित्री घोडाका लागि यो चुकुल बन्छ। नादको पूजामा लागेको योगीले यसलाई सधैँ समात्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
A second animal beside the deer of 4.94. Parigha (परिघ) is a bolt. Nādopāsti (नादोपास्ति) is the worship 4.65 announced.
Split: antaraṅgasya (अन्तरङ्गस्य) yamino (यमिनो) vājinaḥ (वाजिनः) parighāyate (परिघायते) / nādopāsti (नादोपास्ति) + rato (रतो) nityam (नित्यम्) avadhāryā (अवधार्या) hi (हि) yoginā (योगिना)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| antaraṅgasya (अन्तरङ्गस्य) | genitive singular | inner. |
| yamino (यमिनो) | form in the line | of the restrained one. |
| vājinaḥ (वाजिनः) | nominative singular | a horse. |
| parighāyate (परिघायते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| nādopāsti-rato (नादोपास्ति-रतो) | form in the line | attendance on nāda (नाद); devoted. |
| nityam (नित्यम्) | indeclinable | always. |
| avadhāryā (अवधार्या) | nominative singular | having attended. |
| hi (हि) | indeclinable | for, indeed. |
| yoginā (योगिना) | nominative singular | by the yogin. |
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. For the restrained one's inner horse, it becomes a bolt. The yogin devoted to the worship of nāda (नाद) should always hold it.