2.32
शौचसंतोषतपःस्वाध्यायेश्वरप्रणिधानानि नियमाः
śauca-saṃtoṣa-tapaḥ-svādhyāyeśvara-praṇidhānāni niyamāḥ
The line
The observances are cleanliness, contentment, discipline, self-study, and dedication to Īśvara (ईश्वर).
नेपालीमा
नियम शौच, सन्तोष, तप, स्वाध्याय र ईश्वरप्रणिधान हुन्।
Where it sits
The second limb. 2.40–2.45 will give the fruit of each, in this order. 2.33 and 2.34, before those fruits, say what to do when a contrary idea presses against either restraint or observance.
Split: śauca (शौच) + saṃtoṣa (संतोष) + tapaḥ (तपः) + svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय) + īśvara (ईश्वर) + praṇidhānāni (प्रणिधानानि) + niyamāḥ (नियमाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| śauca (शौच) | stem | cleanliness. |
| saṃtoṣa (संतोष) | stem | contentment. |
| tapaḥ (तपः) | stem | discipline. From 2.1. |
| svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय) | stem | self-study. From 2.1. |
| īśvara (ईश्वर) | stem | Īśvara (ईश्वर). |
| praṇidhānāni (प्रणिधानानि) | nominative plural, neuter | dedications. The neuter plural closes the list of five. |
| niyamāḥ (नियमाः) | nominative plural, masculine | the observances. |
The phrases
Five observances. The last three are the whole of kriyā (क्रिया) yoga from 2.1. Cleanliness and contentment are added in front. svādhyāya (स्वाध्याय) + īśvara (ईश्वर) is again a (अ) + ī (ई) = e (ए).
niyamāḥ (नियमाः) is masculine plural, the name. The list itself ended in neuter -āni (आनि) because praṇidhāna (प्रणिधान) is neuter. Each noun keeps its gender, then the predicate gives the group its name.
Sanskrit in this line
You already know a (अ) + ī (ई) = e (ए) from 2.1. The useful point is the overlap: niyama contains kriyā (क्रिया) yoga and adds two. When the book says niyama (नियम), count five. When it says kriyā yoga (क्रिया योग), count the last three.
Say it back
Recite the five observances. Notice that the last three are 2.1.
Next
2.33. When a contrary idea presses in, cultivate the opposite.