The first chapter of Svatmarama’s Hatha yoga Pradipika, „Prathamo Padeshah“, is about diet and physical exercises (Asanas).

Hatha Pradipika

hatha (हठ, haṭha) = Name of the described yoga style, Sun Moon
yoga (योग, yoga) = Yoga
pradipika (प्रदिपिका, pradipikā) = illumination, bright light
hatha-yoga-pradipika (हठयोगप्रदिपिका, haṭha-yoga-pradipikā) = The illumination of Hatha yoga, Light on Hatha yoga

Prathamopadeshah

Sentence 14

evam vidhe mathe sthitva sarva-chinta-vivarjitah |"
guru-upadishta-margena yogam eva sam-abhyaset ||14||

एवं विधे मठे स्थित्वा सर्वचिन्ताविवर्जितः ।"
गुरूपदिष्टमार्गेण योगम् एव समभ्यसेत् ॥१४॥

evaṁ vidhe maṭhe sthitvā sarva-cintā-vivarjitaḥ ।"
guru-upadiṣṭa-mārgeṇa yogam eva sam-abhyaset ॥14॥

Wahrlich in eben dieser Klause, frei von Sorgen, |
soll Yoga wahrlich genau so geübt werden, wie es vom Lehrer unterrichtet wurde. ||14||


evaṁ = wahrlich
vidhe = eben dieser
maṭhe = Klause
sthitvā = sich aufhalten in
sarva = von allen
cintā = Gedanken, Sorgen
vivarjitaḥ = frei von

guru = Guru, Lehrer, Meister
upadiṣṭa = was unterrichtet wurde
mārgeṇa = auf die Weise, so
yogam = Yoga
eva = wahrlich
sam = genau
abhyaset = praktiziert