Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 1.57 Then the channels
1.57
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
एवमासनबन्धेषु योगीन्द्रो विगतश्रमः ।
अभ्यसेन् नाडिकाशुद्धिं मुद्रादिपवनीक्रियाम् evam āsanabandheṣu yogīndro vigataśramaḥ |
abhyasen nāḍikāśuddhiṃ mudrādipavanīkriyām
The line
When the lord of yogins is in these seat-locks and his fatigue has gone, he should practice the cleansing of the channels and the wind-acts that begin with the mudrā (मुद्रा) seals.
नेपालीमा
योगीहरूका स्वामी यी आसनका बन्धमा रहेर थकान हटेपछि नाडीको शुद्धि र मुद्राका छापबाट सुरु हुने वायुका कर्मको अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The seats pause here. Cleansing and the wind are the second chapter. The mudrā (मुद्रा) seals are the third.
Split: evam (एवम्) āsana (आसन) + bandheṣu (बन्धेषु) yogīndro (योगीन्द्रो) vigata (विगत) + śramaḥ (श्रमः) / abhyasen (अभ्यसेन्) nāḍikā (नाडिका) + śuddhiṃ (शुद्धिं) mudrādi (मुद्रादि) + pavanī (पवनी) + kriyām (क्रियाम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| evam (एवम्) | indeclinable | thus. |
| āsana-bandheṣu (आसन-बन्धेषु) | locative plural | the seat; to bind. |
| yogīndro (योगीन्द्रो) | form in the line | a lord of yogins. |
| vigata-śramaḥ (विगत-श्रमः) | nominative singular | gone; fatigue. |
| abhyasen (अभ्यसेन्) | form in the line | one should practice. |
| nāḍikā-śuddhiṃ (नाडिका-शुद्धिं) | form in the line | a small channel; cleansing, purity. |
| mudrādi-pavanī-kriyām (मुद्रादि-पवनी-क्रियाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | of the wind; action. |
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. When the lord of yogins is in these seat-locks and his fatigue has gone, he should practice the cleansing of the channels and the wind-acts that begin with the mudrā (मुद्रा) seals.