Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.99 Easy to strike, if he can set the arrow
4.99
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
घण्टादिनादसक्तस्तब्धान्तःकरणहरिणस्य ।
प्रहरणमपि सुकरं स्याच् छरसन्धानप्रवीणश् चेत् ghaṇṭādinādasaktastabdhāntaḥkaraṇahariṇasya |
praharaṇam api sukaraṃ syāc charasandhānapravīṇaś cet
The line
For the deer of the inner organ, stuck and stunned by a sound such as a bell, the striking would be easy, if he is skilled at setting the arrow.
नेपालीमा
घण्टीजस्तो आवाजले अडिएको र स्तब्ध भएको अन्तःकरणको मृगका लागि, बाण राख्न सिपालु भए, प्रहार सजिलो हुन्थ्यो।
Where it sits
Continues the hunter of 4.94. Ghaṇṭā (घण्टा) is the bell of 4.85. Śara-sandhāna (शर-सन्धान) is the setting of the arrow.
Split: ghaṇṭādināda (घण्टादिनाद) + sakta (सक्त) + stabdhāntaḥ (स्तब्धान्तः) + karaṇa (करण) + hariṇasya (हरिणस्य) / praharaṇam (प्रहरणम्) api (अपि) sukaraṃ (सुकरं) syāc (स्याच्) chara (छर) + sandhāna (सन्धान) + pravīṇaś (प्रवीणश्) cet (चेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ghaṇṭādināda-sakta-stabdhāntaḥ-karaṇa-hariṇasya (घण्टादिनाद-सक्त-स्तब्धान्तः-करण-हरिणस्य) | genitive singular | attached; an act; a deer. |
| praharaṇam (प्रहरणम्) | nominative or accusative singular | striking, the kill. |
| api (अपि) | indeclinable | even. |
| sukaraṃ (सुकरं) | nominative or accusative singular | easy. |
| syāc (स्याच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| chara-sandhāna-pravīṇaś (छर-सन्धान-प्रवीणश्) | form in the line | the fitting; skilled. |
| cet (चेत्) | indeclinable | if. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 17, 19 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 deer of the inner organ, stuck and stunned by a sound such as a bell, the striking would be easy, if he is skilled at setting the arrow.