Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.21 Svastika
1.21
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
जानूर्वोरन्तरे सम्यक् कृत्वा पादतले उभे ।
ऋजुकायः समासीनः स्वस्तिकं तत् प्रचक्षते jānūrvor antare samyak kṛtvā pādatale ubhe |
ṛjukāyaḥ samāsīnaḥ svastikaṃ tat pracakṣate
The line
Placing both soles well between knee and thigh, sitting with the body straight: they call that svastika.
नेपालीमा
दुवै पाइताला घुँडा र तिघ्राको बीचमा राम्ररी राखेर शरीर सिधा गरी बस्नुलाई तिनीहरू स्वस्तिक भन्छन्।
Where it sits
The first shape. Svastika (स्वस्तिक) here is the seat, the auspicious cross of the legs.
Split: jānūrvor (जानूर्वोर्) antare (अन्तरे) samyak (सम्यक्) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) pāda (पाद) + tale (तले) ubhe (उभे) / ṛju (ऋजु) + kāyaḥ (कायः) samāsīnaḥ (समासीनः) svastikaṃ (स्वस्तिकं) tat (तत्) pracakṣate (प्रचक्षते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jānūrvor (जानूर्वोर्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| antare (अन्तरे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | inside. |
| samyak (सम्यक्) | form in the line | rightly. |
| kṛtvā (कृत्वा) | absolutive | having made. |
| pāda-tale (पाद-तले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the foot; on the surface. |
| ubhe (उभे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | both. |
| ṛju-kāyaḥ (ऋजु-कायः) | nominative singular | straight; the body. |
| samāsīnaḥ (समासीनः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| svastikaṃ (स्वस्तिकं) | nominative or accusative singular | svastika. The auspicious seat. |
| tat (तत्) | form in the line | that. |
| pracakṣate (प्रचक्षते) | present | they declare. |
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. Placing both soles well between knee and thigh, sitting with the body straight: they call that svastika.