Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.114 Press the bulb
3.114
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सति वज्रासने पादौ कराभ्यां धारयेद् दृढम् ।
गुल्फदेशसमीपे च कन्दं तत्र प्रपीडयेत् sati vajrāsane pādau karābhyāṃ dhārayed dṛḍham |
gulphadeśasamīpe ca kandaṃ tatra prapīḍayet
The line
In vajrāsana (वज्रासन), he should hold the two feet firmly with the hands, and there, near the region of the ankles, he should press the kanda.
नेपालीमा
वज्रासनमा उसले दुई खुट्टा हातले मजबुत समात्नुपर्छ, र त्यहाँ, गोलीगाँठाको भाग नजिक, कन्द थिच्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
Vajrāsana (वज्रासन) is one of the names of siddhāsana (सिद्धासन) at 1.39. The pressing is at the bulb, near the ankles.
Split: sati (सति) vajrāsane (वज्रासने) pādau (पादौ) karābhyāṃ (कराभ्यां) dhārayed (धारयेद्) dṛḍham (दृढम्) / gulpha (गुल्फ) + deśa (देश) + samīpe (समीपे) ca (च) kandaṃ (कन्दं) tatra (तत्र) prapīḍayet (प्रपीडयेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sati (सति) | present | when it is there. Locative absolute. |
| vajrāsane (वज्रासने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | vajrāsana (वज्रासन). |
| pādau (पादौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the foot. |
| karābhyāṃ (कराभ्यां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| dhārayed (धारयेद्) | form in the line | one should hold. |
| dṛḍham (दृढम्) | nominative or accusative singular | firm. |
| gulpha-deśa-samīpe (गुल्फ-देश-समीपे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the ankle; the region; near. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| kandaṃ (कन्दं) | nominative or accusative singular | the bulb. |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there. |
| prapīḍayet (प्रपीडयेत्) | optative | one should press. |
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. In vajrāsana (वज्रासन), he should hold the two feet firmly with the hands, and there, near the region of the ankles, he should press the kanda.