Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.52 Ujjāyī, the emptying
2.52
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पूर्ववत् कुम्भयेत् प्राणं रेचयेदिडया तथा ।
श्लेष्मदोषहरं कण्ठे देहानलविवर्धनम् pūrvavat kumbhayet prāṇaṃ recayed iḍayā tathā |
śleṣmadoṣaharaṃ kaṇṭhe dehānalavivardhanam
The line
He should hold the prāṇa (प्राण) as before and empty it by iḍā (इडा). It takes the phlegm doṣa (दोष) in the throat and makes the body's fire grow.
नेपालीमा
उसले पहिलेझैँ प्राण समातेर इडाबाट खाली गर्नुपर्छ। यसले कण्ठको कफ दोष लैजान्छ र शरीरको अग्नि बढाउँछ।
Where it sits
Continues 2.51.
Split: pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) kumbhayet (कुम्भयेत्) prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) recayed (रेचयेद्) iḍayā (इडया) tathā (तथा) / śleṣma (श्लेष्म) + doṣa (दोष) + haraṃ (हरं) kaṇṭhe (कण्ठे) dehānala (देहानल) + vivardhanam (विवर्धनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) | indeclinable | as before. |
| kumbhayet (कुम्भयेत्) | optative | one should retain. |
| prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) | nominative or accusative singular | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| recayed (रेचयेद्) | form in the line | one should release the breath. |
| iḍayā (इडया) | nominative singular | by iḍā (इडा). |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| śleṣma-doṣa-haraṃ (श्लेष्म-दोष-हरं) | nominative or accusative singular | fault; taking away. |
| kaṇṭhe (कण्ठे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the throat. |
| dehānala-vivardhanam (देहानल-विवर्धनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | increasing. |
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 the prāṇa (प्राण) as before and empty it by iḍā (इडा). It takes the phlegm doṣa (दोष) in the throat and makes the body's fire grow.