Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.64 Hold the nose
2.64
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
यथोदरं भवेत् पूर्णमनिलेन तथा लघु ।
धारयेन् नासिकां मध्यातर्जनीभ्यां विना दृढम् yathodaraṃ bhavet pūrṇam anilena tathā laghu |
dhārayen nāsikāṃ madhyātarjanībhyāṃ vinā dṛḍham
The line
So that the belly becomes full of wind, and lightly, he should hold the nose firmly, leaving the middle finger and the index.
नेपालीमा
पेट वायुले भरियोस् र हलुका होस् भनी उसले बीचको औँला र तर्जनी छोडेर नाक बलियोसँग समात्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Madhyā-tarjanībhyām vinā (मध्या-तर्जनीभ्याम् विना) is without the middle finger and the index. The verse says which fingers stay out of the hold.
Split: yathodaraṃ (यथोदरं) bhavet (भवेत्) pūrṇam (पूर्णम्) anilena (अनिलेन) tathā (तथा) laghu (लघु) / dhārayen (धारयेन्) nāsikāṃ (नासिकां) madhyā (मध्या) + tarjanībhyāṃ (तर्जनीभ्यां) vinā (विना) dṛḍham (दृढम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| yathodaraṃ (यथोदरं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative | becomes. |
| pūrṇam (पूर्णम्) | nominative or accusative singular | full. |
| anilena (अनिलेन) | instrumental singular | the wind. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
| laghu (लघु) | form in the line | lightly. |
| dhārayen (धारयेन्) | form in the line | one should hold. |
| nāsikāṃ (नासिकां) | form in the line | the nose. |
| madhyā-tarjanībhyāṃ (मध्या-तर्जनीभ्यां) | form in the line | the middle. |
| vinā (विना) | indeclinable | without. |
| dṛḍham (दृढम्) | nominative or accusative singular | firm. |
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 the belly becomes full of wind, and lightly, he should hold the nose firmly, leaving the middle finger and the index.