Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.13 Empty slowly
3.13
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ततः शनैः शनैरेव रेचयेन् नैव वेगतः ।
महामुद्रां च तेनैव वदन्ति विबुधोत्तमाः tataḥ śanaiḥ śanair eva recayen naiva vegataḥ |
mahāmudrāṃ ca tenaiva vadanti vibudhottamāḥ
The line
Then, very slowly, he should empty, with no rush. By that very act the best of the wise call it mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा).
नेपालीमा
अनि, एकदम बिस्तारै, हतार बिना, उसले खाली गर्नुपर्छ। त्यही कर्मले ज्ञानीहरूमध्ये श्रेष्ठले त्यसलाई महामुद्रा भन्छन्।
Where it sits
The name arrives here. 3.14 says what it destroys.
Split: tataḥ (ततः) śanaiḥ (शनैः) śanair (शनैर्) eva (एव) recayen (रेचयेन्) naiva (नैव) vegataḥ (वेगतः) / mahā (महा) + mudrāṃ (मुद्रां) ca (च) tenaiva (तेनैव) vadanti (वदन्ति) vibudhottamāḥ (विबुधोत्तमाः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| tataḥ (ततः) | indeclinable | then. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
| śanair (शनैर्) | form in the line | slowly. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| recayen (रेचयेन्) | form in the line | one should release the breath. |
| naiva (नैव) | form in the line | the verse's own not-yet. |
| vegataḥ (वेगतः) | nominative singular | with speed. |
| mahā-mudrāṃ (महा-मुद्रां) | form in the line | great; the seal. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| tenaiva (तेनैव) | form in the line | with that. |
| vadanti (वदन्ति) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| vibudhottamāḥ (विबुधोत्तमाः) | nominative plural | as this verse uses the word. |
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. Then, very slowly, he should empty, with no rush. By that very act the best of the wise call it mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा).