Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.10 Three months
2.10
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
प्राणं चेदिडया पिबेन् नियमितं भूयोऽन्यथा रेचयेत् पीत्वा पिङ्गलया समीरणमथो बद्ध्वा त्यजेद् वामया ।
सूर्यचन्द्रमसोरनेन विधिनाभ्यासं सदा तन्वतां शुद्धा नाडिगणा भवन्ति यमिनां मासत्रयादूर्ध्वतः prāṇaṃ ced iḍayā piben niyamitaṃ bhūyo'nyathā recayet pītvā piṅgalayā samīraṇam atho baddhvā tyajed vāmayā |
sūryacandramasor anena vidhinābhyāsaṃ sadā tanvatāṃ śuddhā nāḍigaṇā bhavanti yamināṃ māsatrayād ūrdhvataḥ
The line
If he drinks the restrained prāṇa (प्राण) by iḍā (इडा) and empties by the other, then drinks the wind by piṅgalā (पिङ्गला), binds it, and leaves it by the left, always extending the practice by this rule of sun and moon, the host of channels becomes pure for the restrained after three months.
नेपालीमा
यदि उसले नियन्त्रित प्राण इडाबाट पिउँछ र अर्कोबाट खाली गर्छ, अनि वायु पिङ्गलाबाट पिउँछ, त्यसलाई बाँध्छ र बायाँबाट छोड्छ, र सूर्य र चन्द्रको यो नियमले अभ्यास सधैँ बढाउँछ भने तीन महिनापछि संयमीका लागि नाडीहरूको समूह शुद्ध हुन्छ।
Where it sits
A long verse. Iḍā (इडा) is the left. Piṅgalā (पिङ्गला) is the right. Māsa-traya (मास-त्रय) is three months.
Split: prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) ced (चेद्) iḍayā (इडया) piben (पिबेन्) niyamitaṃ (नियमितं) bhūyo'nyathā (भूयोऽन्यथा) recayet (रेचयेत्) pītvā (पीत्वा) piṅgalayā (पिङ्गलया) samīraṇam (समीरणम्) atho (अथो) baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) tyajed (त्यजेद्) vāmayā (वामया) / sūrya (सूर्य) + candramasor (चन्द्रमसोर्) anena (अनेन) vidhinābhyāsaṃ (विधिनाभ्यासं) sadā (सदा) tanvatāṃ (तन्वतां) śuddhā (शुद्धा) nāḍi (नाडि) + gaṇā (गणा) bhavanti (भवन्ति) yamināṃ (यमिनां) māsa (मास) + trayād (त्रयाद्) ūrdhvataḥ (ऊर्ध्वतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) | nominative or accusative singular | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| ced (चेद्) | form in the line | if. |
| iḍayā (इडया) | nominative singular | by iḍā (इडा). |
| piben (पिबेन्) | form in the line | one should drink. |
| niyamitaṃ (नियमितं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhūyo'nyathā (भूयोऽन्यथा) | nominative singular | again; otherwise. |
| recayet (रेचयेत्) | optative | one should release the breath. |
| pītvā (पीत्वा) | absolutive | having drunk, having drawn in. |
| piṅgalayā (पिङ्गलया) | nominative singular | by piṅgalā (पिङ्गला). |
| samīraṇam (समीरणम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the wind. |
| atho (अथो) | indeclinable | and then. |
| baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) | nominative singular | having bound. |
| tyajed (त्यजेद्) | form in the line | one should leave. |
| vāmayā (वामया) | nominative singular | by the left. |
| sūrya-candramasor (सूर्य-चन्द्रमसोर्) | form in the line | the sun; the moon. |
| anena (अनेन) | instrumental singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| vidhinābhyāsaṃ (विधिनाभ्यासं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| sadā (सदा) | indeclinable | always. |
| tanvatāṃ (तन्वतां) | form in the line | stretching, carrying on. |
| śuddhā (शुद्धा) | nominative singular | pure. |
| nāḍi-gaṇā (नाडि-गणा) | nominative singular | a channel. The stem; a host. |
| bhavanti (भवन्ति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| yamināṃ (यमिनां) | form in the line | of the restrained one. |
| māsa-trayād (मास-त्रयाद्) | form in the line | a month; a set of three. |
| ūrdhvataḥ (ऊर्ध्वतः) | nominative singular | above. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 38, 38 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. If he drinks the restrained prāṇa (प्राण) by iḍā (इडा) and empties by the other, then drinks the wind by piṅgalā (पिङ्गला), binds it, and leaves it by the left, always extending the practice by this rule of sun and moon, the host of channels becomes pure for the restrained after three months.