Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 2.8 In by the sun, out by the moon
2.8
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
प्राणं सूर्येण चाकृष्य पूरयेदुदरं शनैः ।
विधिवत् कुम्भकं कृत्वा पुनश् चन्द्रेण रेचयेत् prāṇaṃ sūryeṇa cākṛṣya pūrayed udaraṃ śanaiḥ |
vidhivat kumbhakaṃ kṛtvā punaś candreṇa recayet
The line
Drawing the prāṇa (प्राण) by the sun, he should slowly fill the belly, make the kumbhaka by the rule, and empty again by the moon.
नेपालीमा
सूर्यबाट प्राण तानेर उसले बिस्तारै पेट भर्नुपर्छ, विधिअनुसार कुम्भक गर्नुपर्छ र फेरि चन्द्रबाट खाली गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The pair of 2.7, reversed.
Split: prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) sūryeṇa (सूर्येण) cākṛṣya (चाकृष्य) pūrayed (पूरयेद्) udaraṃ (उदरं) śanaiḥ (शनैः) / vidhivat (विधिवत्) kumbhakaṃ (कुम्भकं) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) punaś (पुनश्) candreṇa (चन्द्रेण) recayet (रेचयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| prāṇaṃ (प्राणं) | nominative or accusative singular | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| sūryeṇa (सूर्येण) | instrumental singular | by the sun, by the right. |
| cākṛṣya (चाकृष्य) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| pūrayed (पूरयेद्) | form in the line | should fill. |
| udaraṃ (उदरं) | nominative or accusative singular | the belly. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
| 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. |
| punaś (पुनश्) | form in the line | again. |
| candreṇa (चन्द्रेण) | instrumental singular | the moon. |
| 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. Drawing the prāṇa (प्राण) by the sun, he should slowly fill the belly, make the kumbhaka by the rule, and empty again by the moon.