Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.97 The inner serpent forgets
4.97
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नादश्रवणतः क्षिप्रमन्तरङ्गभुजङ्गमम् ।
विस्मृत्य सर्वमेकाग्रः कुत्रचिन् नहि धावति nādaśravaṇataḥ kṣipram antaraṅgabhujaṅgamam |
vismṛtya sarvam ekāgraḥ kutracin nahi dhāvati
The line
From the hearing of nāda (नाद), quickly, having forgotten everything, one-pointed, the inner serpent does not run anywhere.
नेपालीमा
नाद सुनेर, छिटो, सबै बिर्सेर, एकाग्र भई, भित्री सर्प कतै दौडँदैन।
Where it sits
The reading is vismṛtya (विस्मृत्य), having forgotten. Antaraṅga-bhujaṅgama (अन्तरङ्ग-भुजङ्गम) is the serpent inside, kin to kuṇḍalinī (कुण्डलिनी). The nahi (नहि) is the verse's own: he does not run.
Split: nāda (नाद) + śravaṇataḥ (श्रवणतः) kṣipram (क्षिप्रम्) antaraṅga (अन्तरङ्ग) + bhujaṅgamam (भुजङ्गमम्) / vismṛtya (विस्मृत्य) sarvam (सर्वम्) ekāgraḥ (एकाग्रः) kutracin (कुत्रचिन्) nahi (नहि) dhāvati (धावति)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāda-śravaṇataḥ (नाद-श्रवणतः) | nominative singular | the sound. |
| kṣipram (क्षिप्रम्) | indeclinable | quickly. |
| antaraṅga-bhujaṅgamam (अन्तरङ्ग-भुजङ्गमम्) | nominative or accusative singular | inner; a serpent. |
| vismṛtya (विस्मृत्य) | form in the line | having forgotten. |
| sarvam (सर्वम्) | nominative or accusative singular | everything. |
| ekāgraḥ (एकाग्रः) | nominative singular | one-pointed. |
| kutracin (कुत्रचिन्) | form in the line | anywhere. |
| nahi (नहि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhāvati (धावति) | present | runs. |
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. From the hearing of nāda (नाद), quickly, having forgotten everything, one-pointed, the inner serpent does not run anywhere.