Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.54 The lion's name
1.54
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सिंहासनं भवेदेतत् पूजितं योगिपुङ्गवैः ।
बन्धत्रितयसन्धानं कुरुते चासनोत्तमम् siṃhāsanaṃ bhaved etat pūjitaṃ yogipuṅgavaiḥ |
bandhatritayasandhānaṃ kurute cāsanottamam
The line
This is the lion seat, honored by the best of yogins. This best of seats makes the joining of the three bandhas.
नेपालीमा
यो सिंहको आसन हो, योगीहरूमध्ये श्रेष्ठले मान गरेको। यो उत्तम आसनले तीन बन्धको जोड गराउँछ।
Where it sits
Closes 1.52 and 1.53. The three bandhas are the same three 1.44 said arise from a firm siddhāsana (सिद्धासन).
Split: siṃhāsanaṃ (सिंहासनं) bhaved (भवेद्) etat (एतत्) pūjitaṃ (पूजितं) yogi (योगि) + puṅgavaiḥ (पुङ्गवैः) / bandha (बन्ध) + tritaya (त्रितय) + sandhānaṃ (सन्धानं) kurute (कुरुते) cāsanottamam (चासनोत्तमम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| siṃhāsanaṃ (सिंहासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhaved (भवेद्) | form in the line | becomes. |
| etat (एतत्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| pūjitaṃ (पूजितं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| yogi-puṅgavaiḥ (योगि-पुङ्गवैः) | instrumental plural | a yogin. The stem before a case ending; a bull, the best of a kind. |
| bandha-tritaya-sandhānaṃ (बन्ध-त्रितय-सन्धानं) | nominative or accusative singular | a bandha. A lock; the fitting. |
| kurute (कुरुते) | present | makes. |
| cāsanottamam (चासनोत्तमम्) | nominative or accusative 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. This is the lion seat, honored by the best of yogins. This best of seats makes the joining of the three bandhas.