Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.49 From the hair to the nails
2.49
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
आकेशादानखाग्राच् च निरोधावधि कुम्भयेत् ।
ततः शनैः सव्यनाड्या रेचयेत् पवनं शनैः ākeśād ānakhāgrāc ca nirodhāvadhi kumbhayet |
tataḥ śanaiḥ savyanāḍyā recayet pavanaṃ śanaiḥ
The line
He should hold from the hair to the tips of the nails, up to the restraint, and then slowly empty the wind by the left channel.
नेपालीमा
उसले कपालदेखि नङका टुप्पासम्म, निरोधसम्म, समात्नुपर्छ, अनि बिस्तारै बायाँ नाडीबाट वायु खाली गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 2.48. The hold reaches the whole body. The emptying is by the left, the moon.
Split: ākeśād (आकेशाद्) ānakhāgrāc (आनखाग्राच्) ca (च) nirodhāvadhi (निरोधावधि) kumbhayet (कुम्भयेत्) / tataḥ (ततः) śanaiḥ (शनैः) savya (सव्य) + nāḍyā (नाड्या) recayet (रेचयेत्) pavanaṃ (पवनं) śanaiḥ (शनैः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ākeśād (आकेशाद्) | form in the line | from the hair. |
| ānakhāgrāc (आनखाग्राच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| nirodhāvadhi (निरोधावधि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| kumbhayet (कुम्भयेत्) | optative | one should retain. |
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | then. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
| savya-nāḍyā (सव्य-नाड्या) | nominative singular | the left. |
| recayet (रेचयेत्) | optative | one should release the breath. |
| pavanaṃ (पवनं) | nominative or accusative singular | the wind. |
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. He should hold from the hair to the tips of the nails, up to the restraint, and then slowly empty the wind by the left channel.