Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.52 The lion, the ankles
1.52
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सीवन्याः पार्श्वयोः क्षिपेत् ।
दक्षिणे सव्यगुल्फं तु दक्षगुल्फं तु सव्यके gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipet |
dakṣiṇe savyagulphaṃ tu dakṣagulphaṃ tu savyake
The line
He should throw the ankles below the scrotum, on the two sides of the seam: the left ankle on the right, the right ankle on the left.
नेपालीमा
उसले गोलीगाँठा अण्डकोशमुनि, सीवनका दुई छेउमा फाल्नुपर्छ, बायाँ गोलीगाँठो दाहिनेमा र दाहिने गोलीगाँठो बायाँमा।
Where it sits
The lion seat runs through 1.54. Sīvanī (सीवनी) is the seam. This verse is only the feet.
Split: gulphau (गुल्फौ) ca (च) vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ (वृषणस्याधः) sīvanyāḥ (सीवन्याः) pārśvayoḥ (पार्श्वयोः) kṣipet (क्षिपेत्) / dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे) savya (सव्य) + gulphaṃ (गुल्फं) tu (तु) dakṣa (दक्ष) + gulphaṃ (गुल्फं) tu (तु) savyake (सव्यके)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gulphau (गुल्फौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the ankle. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ (वृषणस्याधः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| sīvanyāḥ (सीवन्याः) | nominative plural | as this verse uses the word. |
| pārśvayoḥ (पार्श्वयोः) | form in the line | the side. |
| kṣipet (क्षिपेत्) | optative | one should throw. |
| dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the right. |
| savya-gulphaṃ (सव्य-गुल्फं) | nominative or accusative singular | the left; the ankle. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| dakṣa-gulphaṃ (दक्ष-गुल्फं) | nominative or accusative singular | the right; the ankle. |
| savyake (सव्यके) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | 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. He should throw the ankles below the scrotum, on the two sides of the seam: the left ankle on the right, the right ankle on the left.