Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.22 The cow's mouth
1.22
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सव्ये दक्षिणगुल्फं तु पृष्ठपार्श्वे नियोजयेत् ।
दक्षिणेऽपि तथा सव्यं गोमुखं गोमुखाकृतिः savye dakṣiṇagulphaṃ tu pṛṣṭhapārśve niyojayet |
dakṣiṇe'pi tathā savyaṃ gomukhaṃ gomukhākṛtiḥ
The line
He should set the right ankle at the left side of the back, and the left ankle likewise at the right. Gomukha has the shape of a cow's mouth.
नेपालीमा
उसले दाहिने गोलीगाँठो पिठ्यूँको बायाँ छेउमा र बायाँ गोलीगाँठो त्यसरी नै दाहिने छेउमा राख्नुपर्छ। गोमुख गाईको मुखको आकारको हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The name and the shape are the same word, gomukha (गोमुख).
Split: savye (सव्ये) dakṣiṇa (दक्षिण) + gulphaṃ (गुल्फं) tu (तु) pṛṣṭha (पृष्ठ) + pārśve (पार्श्वे) niyojayet (नियोजयेत्) / dakṣiṇe'pi (दक्षिणेऽपि) tathā (तथा) savyaṃ (सव्यं) gomukhaṃ (गोमुखं) gomukhākṛtiḥ (गोमुखाकृतिः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| savye (सव्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the left. |
| dakṣiṇa-gulphaṃ (दक्षिण-गुल्फं) | nominative or accusative singular | the right; the ankle. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| pṛṣṭha-pārśve (पृष्ठ-पार्श्वे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the back; the side. |
| niyojayet (नियोजयेत्) | optative | one should apply. |
| dakṣiṇe'pi (दक्षिणेऽपि) | form in the line | the right; even. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| savyaṃ (सव्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | the left. |
| gomukhaṃ (गोमुखं) | nominative or accusative singular | gomukha. The cow-face seat. |
| gomukhākṛtiḥ (गोमुखाकृतिः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
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. He should set the right ankle at the left side of the back, and the left ankle likewise at the right. Gomukha has the shape of a cow's mouth.