Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.28 Matsyendra's seat
1.28
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
वामोरुमूलार्पितदक्षपादं जानोर् बहिर् वेष्टितवामपादम् ।
प्रगृह्य तिष्ठेत् परिवर्तिताङ्गः श्रीमत्स्यनाथोदितमासनं स्यात् vāmorumūlārpitadakṣapādaṃ jānor bahir veṣṭitavāmapādam |
pragṛhya tiṣṭhet parivartitāṅgaḥ śrīmatsyanāthoditam āsanaṃ syāt
The line
The right foot placed at the root of the left thigh, the left foot wrapped outside the knee, taking hold and staying with the limbs turned: that would be the seat taught by the glorious Matsyanātha (मत्स्यनाथ).
नेपालीमा
दाहिने खुट्टा बायाँ तिघ्राको मूलमा राखिएको, बायाँ खुट्टा घुँडाको बाहिर बेह्रिएको, अङ्ग फर्काएर समातेर बस्दा त्यो श्री मत्स्यनाथले सिकाउनुभएको आसन हुनेछ।
Where it sits
The reading is matsyanāthoditam (मत्स्यनाथोदितम्), matsyanātha (मत्स्यनाथ) joined to uditam (उदितम्). The file had dropped the n (न्). 1.29 says what the seat gives.
Split: vāmoru (वामोरु) + mūlārpita (मूलार्पित) + dakṣa (दक्ष) + pādaṃ (पादं) jānor (जानोर्) bahir (बहिर्) veṣṭita (वेष्टित) + vāma (वाम) + pādam (पादम्) / pragṛhya (प्रगृह्य) tiṣṭhet (तिष्ठेत्) parivartitāṅgaḥ (परिवर्तिताङ्गः) śrī (श्री) + matsyanāthoditam (मत्स्यनाथोदितम्) āsanaṃ (आसनं) syāt (स्यात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vāmoru-mūlārpita-dakṣa-pādaṃ (वामोरु-मूलार्पित-दक्ष-पादं) | nominative or accusative singular | the right; the foot. |
| jānor (जानोर्) | form in the line | the knee. |
| bahir (बहिर्) | form in the line | outside. |
| veṣṭita-vāma-pādam (वेष्टित-वाम-पादम्) | nominative or accusative singular | wrapped; the left; the foot. |
| pragṛhya (प्रगृह्य) | form in the line | having grasped. |
| tiṣṭhet (तिष्ठेत्) | optative | he should stand. |
| parivartitāṅgaḥ (परिवर्तिताङ्गः) | nominative singular | one whose limbs are turned. |
| śrī-matsyanāthoditam (श्री-मत्स्यनाथोदितम्) | nominative or accusative singular | glorious. |
| āsanaṃ (आसनं) | nominative or accusative singular | a seat. |
| syāt (स्यात्) | optative | would be. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 22, 22 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. The right foot placed at the root of the left thigh, the left foot wrapped outside the knee, taking hold and staying with the limbs turned: that would be the seat taught by the glorious Matsyanātha (मत्स्यनाथ).