Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.23 The hero's seat
1.23
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
एकं पादं तथैकस्मिन् विन्यसेदुरुणि स्थिरम् ।
इतरस्मिंस् तथा चोरुं वीरासनमितीरितम् ekaṃ pādaṃ tathaikasmin vinyased uruṇi sthiram |
itarasmiṃs tathā coruṃ vīrāsanam itīritam
The line
He should place one foot firmly on one thigh, and the other thigh in the same way. That is called vīrāsana (वीरासन).
नेपालीमा
उसले एउटा खुट्टा एउटा तिघ्रामा मजबुत राख्नुपर्छ, र अर्को तिघ्रा त्यसरी नै। त्यसलाई वीरासन भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
Vīra (वीर) is the hero. The verse gives the placement and the name.
Split: ekaṃ (एकं) pādaṃ (पादं) tathaikasmin (तथैकस्मिन्) vinyased (विन्यसेद्) uruṇi (उरुणि) sthiram (स्थिरम्) / itarasmiṃs (इतरस्मिंस्) tathā (तथा) coruṃ (चोरुं) vīrāsanam (वीरासनम्) itīritam (इतीरितम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ekaṃ (एकं) | nominative or accusative singular | one. |
| pādaṃ (पादं) | nominative or accusative singular | the foot. |
| tathaikasmin (तथैकस्मिन्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| vinyased (विन्यसेद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| uruṇi (उरुणि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| sthiram (स्थिरम्) | nominative or accusative singular | steady. |
| itarasmiṃs (इतरस्मिंस्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| coruṃ (चोरुं) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| vīrāsanam (वीरासनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | vīrāsana (वीरासन). The hero seat. |
| itīritam (इतीरितम्) | nominative or accusative 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 place one foot firmly on one thigh, and the other thigh in the same way. That is called vīrāsana (वीरासन).