Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.60 The bellows, the emptying
2.60
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सम्यक् पद्मासनं बद्ध्वा समग्रीवोदरः सुधीः ।
मुखं संयम्य यत्नेन प्राणं घ्राणेन रेचयेत् samyak padmāsanaṃ baddhvā samagrīvodaraḥ sudhīḥ |
mukhaṃ saṃyamya yatnena prāṇaṃ ghrāṇena recayet
The line
Having bound the lotus properly, neck and belly even, the wise one should close the mouth and with effort empty the prāṇa (प्राण) by the nose.
नेपालीमा
कमल राम्ररी बाँधेर, घाँटी र पेट सम राखेर, ज्ञानीले मुख बन्द गरी प्रयाससाथ प्राण नाकबाट खाली गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The first move of the bellows. 2.61 is the filling, with a sound.
Split: samyak (सम्यक्) padmāsanaṃ (पद्मासनं) baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) sama (सम) + grīvodaraḥ (ग्रीवोदरः) sudhīḥ (सुधीः) / mukhaṃ (मुखं) saṃyamya (संयम्य) yatnena (यत्नेन) prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) ghrāṇena (घ्राणेन) recayet (रेचयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| samyak (सम्यक्) | form in the line | rightly. |
| padmāsanaṃ (पद्मासनं) | nominative or accusative singular | padmāsana (पद्मासन). The lotus seat. |
| baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) | nominative singular | having bound. |
| sama-grīvodaraḥ (सम-ग्रीवोदरः) | nominative singular | equal. |
| sudhīḥ (सुधीः) | form in the line | a wise one. |
| mukhaṃ (मुखं) | nominative or accusative singular | the mouth. |
| saṃyamya (संयम्य) | form in the line | having restrained, having closed. |
| yatnena (यत्नेन) | instrumental singular | care. |
| prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) | nominative or accusative singular | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| ghrāṇena (घ्राणेन) | instrumental singular | by the nose. |
| recayet (रेचयेत्) | optative | one should release 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. Having bound the lotus properly, neck and belly even, the wise one should close the mouth and with effort empty the prāṇa (प्राण) by the nose.