Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.55 Bhadra, the ankles
1.55
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
गुल्फौ च वृषणस्याधः सीवन्याः पार्श्वयोः क्षिप्ते ।
सव्यगुल्फं तथा सव्ये दक्षगुल्फं तु दक्षिणे gulphau ca vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ sīvanyāḥ pārśvayoḥ kṣipte |
savyagulphaṃ tathā savye dakṣagulphaṃ tu dakṣiṇe
The line
The ankles thrown below the scrotum, on the two sides of the seam: the left ankle on the left, and the right ankle on the right.
नेपालीमा
गोलीगाँठा अण्डकोशमुनि, सीवनका दुई छेउमा फालिएका, बायाँ गोलीगाँठो बायाँमा र दाहिने गोलीगाँठो दाहिनेमा।
Where it sits
Beside the lion of 1.52, which crosses left to right. Here each ankle stays on its own side. 1.56 names the seat.
Split: gulphau (गुल्फौ) ca (च) vṛṣaṇasyādhaḥ (वृषणस्याधः) sīvanyāḥ (सीवन्याः) pārśvayoḥ (पार्श्वयोः) kṣipte (क्षिप्ते) / savya (सव्य) + gulphaṃ (गुल्फं) tathā (तथा) savye (सव्ये) dakṣa (दक्ष) + gulphaṃ (गुल्फं) tu (तु) dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे)
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. |
| kṣipte (क्षिप्ते) | present | thrown. |
| savya-gulphaṃ (सव्य-गुल्फं) | nominative or accusative singular | the left; the ankle. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| savye (सव्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the left. |
| dakṣa-gulphaṃ (दक्ष-गुल्फं) | nominative or accusative singular | the right; the ankle. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| dakṣiṇe (दक्षिणे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the right. |
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. The ankles thrown below the scrotum, on the two sides of the seam: the left ankle on the left, and the right ankle on the right.