Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.69 The fainting hold
2.69
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पूरकान्ते गाढतरं बद्ध्वा जालन्धरं शनैः ।
रेचयेन् मूर्च्छाख्येयं मनोमूर्च्छा सुखप्रदा pūrakānte gāḍhataraṃ baddhvā jālandharaṃ śanaiḥ |
recayen mūrcchākhyeyaṃ manomūrcchā sukhapradā
The line
At the end of the filling, having bound jālandhara (जालन्धर) very firmly, he should slowly empty. This is called mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा). The fainting of the mind gives ease.
नेपालीमा
भर्नुको अन्त्यमा जालन्धर अति दृढ बाँधेर उसले बिस्तारै खाली गर्नुपर्छ। यसलाई मूर्च्छा भनिन्छ, र मनको मूर्च्छा सुख दिन्छ।
Where it sits
Mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) is a swoon. The verse makes that the name of the hold, and it makes the mind's swoon the ease.
Split: pūrakānte (पूरकान्ते) gāḍhataraṃ (गाढतरं) baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) jālandharaṃ (जालन्धरं) śanaiḥ (शनैः) / recayen (रेचयेन्) mūrcchākhyeyaṃ (मूर्च्छाख्येयं) mano (मनो) + mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा) sukha (सुख) + pradā (प्रदा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pūrakānte (पूरकान्ते) | present | the end of the in-breath. |
| gāḍhataraṃ (गाढतरं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| baddhvā (बद्ध्वा) | nominative singular | having bound. |
| jālandharaṃ (जालन्धरं) | nominative or accusative singular | jālandhara (जालन्धर). The throat lock. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
| recayen (रेचयेन्) | form in the line | one should release the breath. |
| mūrcchākhyeyaṃ (मूर्च्छाख्येयं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| mano-mūrcchā (मनो-मूर्च्छा) | nominative singular | the mind. The stem in a compound; fainting. |
| sukha-pradā (सुख-प्रदा) | nominative singular | ease. |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 15 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. At the end of the filling, having bound jālandhara (जालन्धर) very firmly, he should slowly empty. This is called mūrcchā (मूर्च्छा). The fainting of the mind gives ease.