Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.11 The throat, and the wind upward
3.11
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
कण्ठे बन्धं समारोप्य धारयेद् वायुमूर्ध्वतः ।
यथा दण्डहतः सर्पो दण्डाकारः प्रजायते kaṇṭhe bandhaṃ samāropya dhārayed vāyum ūrdhvataḥ |
yathā daṇḍahataḥ sarpo daṇḍākāraḥ prajāyate
The line
Setting the bandha at the throat, he should hold the wind upward. As a serpent struck by a stick becomes the shape of a stick, so the power.
नेपालीमा
कण्ठमा बन्ध लगाएर उसले वायु माथि समात्नुपर्छ। लौरोले हानिएको सर्प जसरी लौरोको आकारको हुन्छ, त्यस्तै शक्ति पनि हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The simile finishes in 3.12. Kaṇṭha-bandha (कण्ठ-बन्ध) is the throat lock, jālandhara (जालन्धर).
Split: kaṇṭhe (कण्ठे) bandhaṃ (बन्धं) samāropya (समारोप्य) dhārayed (धारयेद्) vāyum (वायुम्) ūrdhvataḥ (ऊर्ध्वतः) / yathā (यथा) daṇḍa (दण्ड) + hataḥ (हतः) sarpo (सर्पो) daṇḍākāraḥ (दण्डाकारः) prajāyate (प्रजायते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| kaṇṭhe (कण्ठे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the throat. |
| bandhaṃ (बन्धं) | nominative or accusative singular | to bind. |
| samāropya (समारोप्य) | form in the line | having set in place. |
| dhārayed (धारयेद्) | form in the line | one should hold. |
| vāyum (वायुम्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ūrdhvataḥ (ऊर्ध्वतः) | nominative singular | above. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| daṇḍa-hataḥ (दण्ड-हतः) | nominative singular | a stick; struck. |
| sarpo (सर्पो) | form in the line | a snake. |
| daṇḍākāraḥ (दण्डाकारः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| prajāyate (प्रजायते) | present | is born. |
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. Setting the bandha at the throat, he should hold the wind upward. As a serpent struck by a stick becomes the shape of a stick, so the power.