Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.53 The lion, the gaze
1.53
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
हस्तौ तु जान्वोः संस्थाप्य स्वाङ्गुलीः सम्प्रसार्य च ।
व्यात्तवक्त्रो निरीक्षेत नासाग्रं सुसमाहितः hastau tu jānvoḥ saṃsthāpya svāṅgulīḥ samprasārya ca |
vyāttavaktro nirīkṣeta nāsāgraṃ susamāhitaḥ
The line
Placing the hands on the knees and spreading one's fingers, mouth open, he should look at the tip of the nose, well composed.
नेपालीमा
हात घुँडामा राखेर औँला फैलाउँदै, मुख खोलेर, राम्ररी समाहित भई उसले नाकको टुप्पो हेर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 1.52. Vyātta-vaktra (व्यात्त-वक्त्र) is the mouth opened wide.
Split: hastau (हस्तौ) tu (तु) jānvoḥ (जान्वोः) saṃsthāpya (संस्थाप्य) svāṅgulīḥ (स्वाङ्गुलीः) samprasārya (सम्प्रसार्य) ca (च) / vyātta (व्यात्त) + vaktro (वक्त्रो) nirīkṣeta (निरीक्षेत) nāsāgraṃ (नासाग्रं) susamāhitaḥ (सुसमाहितः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| hastau (हस्तौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the hands. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| jānvoḥ (जान्वोः) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| saṃsthāpya (संस्थाप्य) | form in the line | having placed. |
| svāṅgulīḥ (स्वाङ्गुलीः) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| samprasārya (सम्प्रसार्य) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| vyātta-vaktro (व्यात्त-वक्त्रो) | form in the line | opened wide; the mouth. |
| nirīkṣeta (निरीक्षेत) | form in the line | one should look. |
| nāsāgraṃ (नासाग्रं) | nominative or accusative singular | the tip of the nose. |
| susamāhitaḥ (सुसमाहितः) | nominative singular | 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. Placing the hands on the knees and spreading one's fingers, mouth open, he should look at the tip of the nose, well composed.