Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.57 Śītalī, the tongue
2.57
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
जिह्वया वायुमाकृष्य पूर्ववत् कुम्भसाधनम् ।
शनकैर् घ्राणरन्ध्राभ्यां रेचयेत् पवनं सुधीः jihvayā vāyum ākṛṣya pūrvavat kumbhasādhanam |
śanakair ghrāṇarandhrābhyāṃ recayet pavanaṃ sudhīḥ
The line
Drawing the wind with the tongue, the sādhana (साधन) of the hold as before, the wise one should slowly empty the wind by the two nostril openings.
नेपालीमा
जिब्रोले वायु तानेर, धारणको साधन पहिलेझैँ राखेर, ज्ञानीले दुई नाकका प्वालबाट बिस्तारै वायु खाली गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Śītalī (शीतली) is the cooling hold. The drawing is through the tongue. 2.58 names what it destroys.
Split: jihvayā (जिह्वया) vāyum (वायुम्) ākṛṣya (आकृष्य) pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) kumbha (कुम्भ) + sādhanam (साधनम्) / śanakair (शनकैर्) ghrāṇa (घ्राण) + randhrābhyāṃ (रन्ध्राभ्यां) recayet (रेचयेत्) pavanaṃ (पवनं) sudhīḥ (सुधीः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| jihvayā (जिह्वया) | nominative singular | with the tongue. |
| vāyum (वायुम्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ākṛṣya (आकृष्य) | form in the line | having drawn. |
| pūrvavat (पूर्ववत्) | indeclinable | as before. |
| kumbha-sādhanam (कुम्भ-साधनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | a pot; the means. |
| śanakair (शनकैर्) | form in the line | slowly. śanakaiḥ (शनकैः). |
| ghrāṇa-randhrābhyāṃ (घ्राण-रन्ध्राभ्यां) | form in the line | the nose. |
| recayet (रेचयेत्) | optative | one should release the breath. |
| pavanaṃ (पवनं) | nominative or accusative singular | the wind. |
| sudhīḥ (सुधीः) | form in the line | a wise one. |
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. Drawing the wind with the tongue, the sādhana (साधन) of the hold as before, the wise one should slowly empty the wind by the two nostril openings.