Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.32 The peacock
1.32
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
धरामवष्टभ्य करद्वयेन तत्कूर्परस्थापितनाभिपार्श्वः ।
उच्चासनो दण्डवदुत्थितः खे मायूरमेतत् प्रवदन्ति पीठम् dharām avaṣṭabhya karadvayena tatkūrparasthāpitanābhipārśvaḥ |
uccāsano daṇḍavad utthitaḥ khe māyūram etat pravadanti pīṭham
The line
Planting the earth with both hands, the sides of the navel set on those elbows, raised high and lifted like a stick in the air: they call this seat the peacock.
नेपालीमा
दुवै हातले पृथ्वी टेकेर, नाभीका छेउ ती कुहिनामा राखेर, माथि उठेको र हावामा लठ्ठीझैँ उचालिएको यस आसनलाई तिनीहरू मयूर भन्छन्।
Where it sits
Mayūra (मयूर) is the peacock. 1.33 says what the seat does.
Split: dharām (धराम्) avaṣṭabhya (अवष्टभ्य) kara (कर) + dvayena (द्वयेन) tat (तत्) + kūrpara (कूर्पर) + sthāpita (स्थापित) + nābhi (नाभि) + pārśvaḥ (पार्श्वः) / uccāsano (उच्चासनो) daṇḍavad (दण्डवद्) utthitaḥ (उत्थितः) khe (खे) māyūram (मायूरम्) etat (एतत्) pravadanti (प्रवदन्ति) pīṭham (पीठम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dharām (धराम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | as this verse uses the word. |
| avaṣṭabhya (अवष्टभ्य) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| kara-dvayena (कर-द्वयेन) | instrumental singular | a maker; a pair. |
| tat-kūrpara-sthāpita-nābhi-pārśvaḥ (तत्-कूर्पर-स्थापित-नाभि-पार्श्वः) | nominative singular | that; the elbow; the navel; the side. |
| uccāsano (उच्चासनो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| daṇḍavad (दण्डवद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| utthitaḥ (उत्थितः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| khe (खे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | space. |
| māyūram (मायूरम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| etat (एतत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| pravadanti (प्रवदन्ति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| pīṭham (पीठम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a seat. |
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. Planting the earth with both hands, the sides of the navel set on those elbows, raised high and lifted like a stick in the air: they call this seat the peacock.