Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.19 Mahābandha, the heel
3.19
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पार्ष्णिं वामस्य पादस्य योनिस्थाने नियोजयेत् ।
वामोरूपरि संस्थाप्य दक्षिणं चरणं तथा pārṣṇiṃ vāmasya pādasya yonisthāne niyojayet |
vāmorūpari saṃsthāpya dakṣiṇaṃ caraṇaṃ tathā
The line
He should set the heel of the left foot at the place of the perineum, and place the right foot on the left thigh.
नेपालीमा
उसले बायाँ खुट्टाको कुर्कुच्चो योनिस्थानमा राख्नुपर्छ, र दाहिने खुट्टा बायाँ तिघ्रामा राख्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The second seal, through 3.24.
Split: pārṣṇiṃ (पार्ष्णिं) vāmasya (वामस्य) pādasya (पादस्य) yoni (योनि) + sthāne (स्थाने) niyojayet (नियोजयेत्) / vāmorūpari (वामोरूपरि) saṃsthāpya (संस्थाप्य) dakṣiṇaṃ (दक्षिणं) caraṇaṃ (चरणं) tathā (तथा)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pārṣṇiṃ (पार्ष्णिं) | form in the line | the heel. |
| vāmasya (वामस्य) | genitive singular | the left. |
| pādasya (पादस्य) | genitive singular | the foot. |
| yoni-sthāne (योनि-स्थाने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | the perineum; place. |
| niyojayet (नियोजयेत्) | optative | one should apply. |
| vāmorūpari (वामोरूपरि) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| saṃsthāpya (संस्थाप्य) | form in the line | having placed. |
| dakṣiṇaṃ (दक्षिणं) | nominative or accusative singular | the right. |
| caraṇaṃ (चरणं) | nominative or accusative singular | a foot. |
| tathā (तथा) | indeclinable | so. |
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. He should set the heel of the left foot at the place of the perineum, and place the right foot on the left thigh.