Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.44 The three bandhas
1.44
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
तथैकास्मिन्नेव दृढे सिद्धे सिद्धासने सति ।
बन्धत्रयमनायासात् स्वयमेवोपजायते tathaikāsminn eva dṛḍhe siddhe siddhāsane sati |
bandhatrayam anāyāsāt svayam evopajāyate
The line
And so, when that one siddhāsana (सिद्धासन) is firm and accomplished, the three bandhas arise of themselves, without strain.
नेपालीमा
यसरी त्यो एउटै सिद्धासन स्थिर र सिद्ध भएपछि तीन बन्ध आफैँ, कष्ट बिना, उठ्छन्।
Where it sits
The three are mūlabandha (मूलबन्ध), uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान), and jālandhara (जालन्धर), named among the seals at 3.6. The verse says the firm seat brings them.
Split: tathaikāsminn (तथैकास्मिन्न्) eva (एव) dṛḍhe (दृढे) siddhe (सिद्धे) siddhāsane (सिद्धासने) sati (सति) / bandha (बन्ध) + trayam (त्रयम्) anāyāsāt (अनायासात्) svayam (स्वयम्) evopajāyate (एवोपजायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tathaikāsminn (तथैकास्मिन्न्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| dṛḍhe (दृढे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | when it is firm. |
| siddhe (सिद्धे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| siddhāsane (सिद्धासने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). The accomplished seat. |
| sati (सति) | present | when it is there. Locative absolute. |
| bandha-trayam (बन्ध-त्रयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a bandha. A lock; a set of three. |
| anāyāsāt (अनायासात्) | ablative singular | without strain. |
| svayam (स्वयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | of itself. |
| evopajāyate (एवोपजायते) | present | 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. And so, when that one siddhāsana (सिद्धासन) is firm and accomplished, the three bandhas arise of themselves, without strain.