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

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iti hatha-pradipikayam prathamopadeshah |

इति हठप्रदीपिकायां प्रथमोपदेशः ।

iti haṭha-pradīpikāyāṁ prathamopadeśaḥ ।

Das war das erste Kapitel der Hatha-Yoga-Pradipika. |


iti = dieses
prathama = erste
upadeśaḥ = Unterricht, Lehre, Kapitel
haṭha = Hatha-Yoga
pradīpikā = Leuchte
haṭha-pradīpikā Leuchte des Hatha-Yoga, Titel dieses Buches