Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.61 Up to the skull, with a sound
2.61
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
यथा लगति हृत्कण्ठे कपालावधि सस्वनम् ।
वेगेन पूरयेच् चापि हृत्पद्मावधि मारुतम् yathā lagati hṛtkaṇṭhe kapālāvadhi sasvanam |
vegena pūrayec cāpi hṛtpadmāvadhi mārutam
The line
So that it comes to be held, with a sound, from the heart and throat up to the skull, he should also fill the wind quickly up to the lotus of the heart.
नेपालीमा
ध्वनिसहित हृदय र कण्ठदेखि खप्परसम्म त्यो समातियोस् भनी उसले वायु छिटो हृदयकमलसम्म पनि भर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 2.60. Sa-svanam (स-स्वनम्) is with a sound, as in ujjāyī (उज्जायी).
Split: yathā (यथा) lagati (लगति) hṛt (हृत्) + kaṇṭhe (कण्ठे) kapālāvadhi (कपालावधि) sa (स) + svanam (स्वनम्) / vegena (वेगेन) pūrayec (पूरयेच्) cāpi (चापि) hṛt (हृत्) + padmāvadhi (पद्मावधि) mārutam (मारुतम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| lagati (लगति) | present | clings. |
| hṛt-kaṇṭhe (हृत्-कण्ठे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the heart; the throat. |
| kapālāvadhi (कपालावधि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| sa-svanam (स-स्वनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | he; a sound. |
| vegena (वेगेन) | instrumental singular | with speed. |
| pūrayec (पूरयेच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| cāpi (चापि) | indeclinable | and also. |
| hṛt-padmāvadhi (हृत्-पद्मावधि) | form in the line | the heart. |
| mārutam (मारुतम्) | 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. So that it comes to be held, with a sound, from the heart and throat up to the skull, he should also fill the wind quickly up to the lotus of the heart.