Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.26 The tortoise face up
1.26
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कुक्कुटासनबन्धस्थो दोर्भ्यां सम्बद्य कन्धराम् ।
भवेद् कूर्मवदुत्तान एतदुत्तानकूर्मकम् kukkuṭāsanabandhastho dorbhyāṃ sambadya kandharām |
bhaved kūrmavad uttāna etad uttānakūrmakam
The line
Staying in the lock of the cock seat, clasping the neck with the two arms, lying face up like a tortoise: this is the face-up tortoise.
नेपालीमा
कुखुराको आसनको बन्धनमा रहेर, दुई बाहुले घाँटी समातेर, कछुवाझैँ अनुहार माथि पारेर पल्टेको यो अनुहार माथिको कछुवा हो।
Where it sits
An anuvṛtti (अनुवृत्ति) of the shape in 1.25. Uttāna (उत्तान) is face up.
Split: kukkuṭāsana (कुक्कुटासन) + bandha (बन्ध) + stho (स्थो) dorbhyāṃ (दोर्भ्यां) sambadya (सम्बद्य) kandharām (कन्धराम्) / bhaved (भवेद्) kūrmavad (कूर्मवद्) uttāna (उत्तान) etad (एतद्) uttāna (उत्तान) + kūrmakam (कूर्मकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kukkuṭāsana-bandha-stho (कुक्कुटासन-बन्ध-स्थो) | form in the line | a bandha. A lock; standing. |
| dorbhyāṃ (दोर्भ्यां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| sambadya (सम्बद्य) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| kandharām (कन्धराम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | the neck. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| kūrmavad (कूर्मवद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| uttāna (उत्तान) | form in the line | turned up. |
| etad (एतद्) | form in the line | this. |
| uttāna-kūrmakam (उत्तान-कूर्मकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | turned up. |
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. Staying in the lock of the cock seat, clasping the neck with the two arms, lying face up like a tortoise: this is the face-up tortoise.