Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.21 Left limb, then right
3.21
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
धारयित्वा यथाशक्ति रेचयेदनिलं शनैः ।
सव्याङ्गे तु समभ्यस्य दक्षाङ्गे पुनरभ्यसेत् dhārayitvā yathāśakti recayed anilaṃ śanaiḥ |
savyāṅge tu samabhyasya dakṣāṅge punar abhyaset
The line
Having held as he is able, he should slowly empty the wind. Having practiced on the left limb, he should practice again on the right limb.
नेपालीमा
सक्नेसम्म समातेर उसले बिस्तारै वायु खाली गर्नुपर्छ। बायाँ अङ्गमा अभ्यास गरिसकेपछि उसले फेरि दाहिने अङ्गमा अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ।
Where it sits
The same left-then-right order as 3.15.
Split: dhārayitvā (धारयित्वा) yathā (यथा) + śakti (शक्ति) recayed (रेचयेद्) anilaṃ (अनिलं) śanaiḥ (शनैः) / savyāṅge (सव्याङ्गे) tu (तु) samabhyasya (समभ्यस्य) dakṣāṅge (दक्षाङ्गे) punar (पुनर्) abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| dhārayitvā (धारयित्वा) | absolutive | having held. |
| yathā-śakti (यथा-शक्ति) | form in the line | as; power. |
| recayed (रेचयेद्) | form in the line | one should release the breath. |
| anilaṃ (अनिलं) | nominative or accusative singular | the wind. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
| savyāṅge (सव्याङ्गे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| samabhyasya (समभ्यस्य) | genitive singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| dakṣāṅge (दक्षाङ्गे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| punar (पुनर्) | indeclinable | again. |
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
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. Having held as he is able, he should slowly empty the wind. Having practiced on the left limb, he should practice again on the right limb.