Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.53 Ujjāyī on the road
2.53
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
नाडीजलोदराधातुगतदोषविनाशनम् ।
गच्छता तिष्ठता कार्यमुज्जाय्याख्यं तु कुम्भकम् nāḍījalodarādhātugatadoṣavināśanam |
gacchatā tiṣṭhatā kāryam ujjāyy ākhyaṃ tu kumbhakam
The line
It destroys the doṣas (दोष) gone into the channels, into water-belly, and into the tissues. The kumbhaka called ujjāyī (उज्जायी) is to be done while walking and while standing.
नेपालीमा
यसले नाडी, जलोदर र धातुमा गएका दोष नष्ट गर्छ। उज्जायी भनिने कुम्भक हिँड्दा र उभिँदा गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The verse sends this one hold onto the road. Jalodara (जलोदर) is the water-belly.
Split: nāḍī (नाडी) + jalodarādhātu (जलोदराधातु) + gata (गत) + doṣa (दोष) + vināśanam (विनाशनम्) / gacchatā (गच्छता) tiṣṭhatā (तिष्ठता) kāryam (कार्यम्) ujjāyy (उज्जाय्य्) ākhyaṃ (आख्यं) tu (तु) kumbhakam (कुम्भकम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nāḍī-jalodarādhātu-gata-doṣa-vināśanam (नाडी-जलोदराधातु-गत-दोष-विनाशनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a channel; gone; fault; destruction. |
| gacchatā (गच्छता) | nominative singular | while going. |
| tiṣṭhatā (तिष्ठता) | nominative singular | while standing. |
| kāryam (कार्यम्) | nominative or accusative singular | to be done. |
| ujjāyy (उज्जाय्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ākhyaṃ (आख्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | named, called. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| kumbhakam (कुम्भकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | kumbhaka. Retention of the breath. |
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. It destroys the doṣas (दोष) gone into the channels, into water-belly, and into the tissues. The kumbhaka called ujjāyī (उज्जायी) is to be done while walking and while standing.