Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.48 Tongue and breath
1.48
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नासाग्रे विन्यसेद् राजदन्तमूले तु जिह्वया ।
उत्तम्भ्य चिबुकं वक्षस्युत्थाप्य् पवनं शनैः nāsāgre vinyased rājadantamūle tu jihvayā |
uttambhya cibukaṃ vakṣasy utthāpy pavanaṃ śanaiḥ
The line
He should set the gaze at the tip of the nose, the tongue at the root of the front teeth, the chin lifted onto the chest, and he should raise the wind slowly.
नेपालीमा
उसले दृष्टि नाकको टुप्पोमा, जिब्रो अगाडिका दाँतको मूलमा र चिउँडो छातीमाथि उठाएर राख्नुपर्छ, र वायु बिस्तारै उठाउनुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 1.47. Rājadanta (राजदन्त) is the front tooth, and the tongue stands at its root. 3.22 praises a bandha with the tongue there.
Split: nāsāgre (नासाग्रे) vinyased (विन्यसेद्) rājad (राजद्) + anta (अन्त) + mūle (मूले) tu (तु) jihvayā (जिह्वया) / uttambhya (उत्तम्भ्य) cibukaṃ (चिबुकं) vakṣasy (वक्षस्य्) utthāpy (उत्थाप्य्) pavanaṃ (पवनं) śanaiḥ (शनैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāsāgre (नासाग्रे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the tip of the nose. |
| vinyased (विन्यसेद्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| rājad-anta-mūle (राजद्-अन्त-मूले) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the end; the root. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| jihvayā (जिह्वया) | nominative singular | with the tongue. |
| uttambhya (उत्तम्भ्य) | form in the line | having propped. |
| cibukaṃ (चिबुकं) | nominative or accusative singular | the chin. |
| vakṣasy (वक्षस्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| utthāpy (उत्थाप्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| pavanaṃ (पवनं) | nominative or accusative singular | the wind. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 15 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. He should set the gaze at the tip of the nose, the tongue at the root of the front teeth, the chin lifted onto the chest, and he should raise the wind slowly.