Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.33 Nauli, the whirl
2.33
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अमन्दावर्तवेगेन तुन्दं सव्यापसव्यतः ।
नतांसो भ्रामयेदेषा नौलिः सिद्धैः प्रशस्यते amandāvartavegena tundaṃ savyāpasavyataḥ |
natāṃso bhrāmayed eṣā nauliḥ siddhaiḥ praśasyate
The line
With the speed of a strong whirl he should turn the belly to the left and to the right, the shoulders bent. The siddhas praise this nauli.
नेपालीमा
बलियो भुमरीको वेगले, काँध झुकाएर, उसले पेट देब्रे र दाहिने घुमाउनुपर्छ। सिद्धहरू यो नौलिको प्रशंसा गर्छन्।
Where it sits
Tunda (तुन्द) is the belly. Amanda (अमन्द) is not mild: the whirl is strong.
Split: amandāvarta (अमन्दावर्त) + vegena (वेगेन) tundaṃ (तुन्दं) savyāpasavyataḥ (सव्यापसव्यतः) / natāṃso (नतांसो) bhrāmayed (भ्रामयेद्) eṣā (एषा) nauliḥ (नौलिः) siddhaiḥ (सिद्धैः) praśasyate (प्रशस्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| amandāvarta-vegena (अमन्दावर्त-वेगेन) | instrumental singular | with speed. |
| tundaṃ (तुन्दं) | nominative or accusative singular | the belly. |
| savyāpasavyataḥ (सव्यापसव्यतः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| natāṃso (नतांसो) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhrāmayed (भ्रामयेद्) | form in the line | one should whirl. |
| eṣā (एषा) | nominative singular | this. |
| nauliḥ (नौलिः) | nominative singular | nauli. The abdominal churn. |
| siddhaiḥ (सिद्धैः) | instrumental plural | a siddha. One who has arrived. |
| praśasyate (प्रशस्यते) | present | is praised. |
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. With the speed of a strong whirl he should turn the belly to the left and to the right, the shoulders bent. The siddhas praise this nauli.