Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.27 The bow
1.27
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पादाङ्गुष्ठौ तु पाणिभ्यां गृहीत्वा श्रवणावधि ।
धनुराकर्षणं कुर्याद् धनुरासनमुच्यते pādāṅguṣṭhau tu pāṇibhyāṃ gṛhītvā śravaṇāvadhi |
dhanur ākarṣaṇaṃ kuryād dhanurāsanam ucyate
The line
Taking the two big toes with the two hands as far as the ears, he should make the drawing of a bow. That is called the bow seat.
नेपालीमा
दुई हातले दुई बुढी औँला कानसम्म लिएर उसले धनुष तानेको आकृति बनाउनुपर्छ। त्यसलाई धनुषको आसन भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
Dhanus (धनु) is the bow. The verse uses the drawing of the bow as the shape.
Split: pādāṅguṣṭhau (पादाङ्गुष्ठौ) tu (तु) pāṇibhyāṃ (पाणिभ्यां) gṛhītvā (गृहीत्वा) śravaṇāvadhi (श्रवणावधि) / dhanur (धनुर्) ākarṣaṇaṃ (आकर्षणं) kuryād (कुर्याद्) dhanur (धनुर्) + āsanam (आसनम्) ucyate (उच्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pādāṅguṣṭhau (पादाङ्गुष्ठौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | as this verse uses the word. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| pāṇibhyāṃ (पाणिभ्यां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| gṛhītvā (गृहीत्वा) | absolutive | as this verse uses the word. |
| śravaṇāvadhi (श्रवणावधि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhanur (धनुर्) | form in the line | a bow. |
| ākarṣaṇaṃ (आकर्षणं) | nominative or accusative singular | drawing. |
| kuryād (कुर्याद्) | form in the line | one should do. |
| dhanur-āsanam (धनुर्-आसनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a bow; a seat. |
| ucyate (उच्यते) | present | is called. |
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. Taking the two big toes with the two hands as far as the ears, he should make the drawing of a bow. That is called the bow seat.