Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.65 Empty by the left
2.65
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
विधिवत् कुम्भकं कृत्वा रेचयेदिडयानिलम् ।
वातपित्तश्लेष्महरं शरीराग्निविवर्धनम् vidhivat kumbhakaṃ kṛtvā recayed iḍayānilam |
vātapittaśleṣmaharaṃ śarīrāgnivivardhanam
The line
Having made the kumbhaka by the rule, he should empty the wind by iḍā (इडा). It takes wind, bile, and phlegm, and makes the body's fire grow.
नेपालीमा
विधिअनुसार कुम्भक गरेर उसले इडाबाट वायु खाली गर्नुपर्छ। यसले वायु, पित्त र कफ लैजान्छ र शरीरको अग्नि बढाउँछ।
Where it sits
The close of the round begun at 2.63.
Split: vidhivat (विधिवत्) kumbhakaṃ (कुम्भकं) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) recayed (रेचयेद्) iḍayānilam (इडयानिलम्) / vāta (वात) + pitta (पित्त) + śleṣma (श्लेष्म) + haraṃ (हरं) śarīrāgni (शरीराग्नि) + vivardhanam (विवर्धनम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vidhivat (विधिवत्) | form in the line | according to rule. |
| kumbhakaṃ (कुम्भकं) | nominative or accusative singular | kumbhaka. Retention of the breath. |
| kṛtvā (कृत्वा) | absolutive | having made. |
| recayed (रेचयेद्) | form in the line | one should release the breath. |
| iḍayānilam (इडयानिलम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| vāta-pitta-śleṣma-haraṃ (वात-पित्त-श्लेष्म-हरं) | nominative or accusative singular | wind; bile; taking away. |
| śarīrāgni-vivardhanam (शरीराग्नि-विवर्धनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | increasing. |
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 made the kumbhaka by the rule, he should empty the wind by iḍā (इडा). It takes wind, bile, and phlegm, and makes the body's fire grow.