Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.26 Seated in mahābandha
3.26
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
महाबन्धस्थितो योगी कृत्वा पूरकमेकधीः ।
वायूनां गतिमावृत्य निभृतं कण्ठमुद्रया mahābandhasthito yogī kṛtvā pūrakam ekadhīḥ |
vāyūnāṃ gatim āvṛtya nibhṛtaṃ kaṇṭhamudrayā
The line
The yogin standing in mahābandha (महाबन्ध), having made the filling, one-pointed, having turned back the course of the winds by the quiet mudrā (मुद्रा) of the throat.
नेपालीमा
महाबन्धमा उभिएको योगीले, भरण गरेर, एकाग्र भएर, कण्ठको शान्त मुद्राले वायुहरूको गति फर्काएर।
Where it sits
The sentence runs into 3.27.
Split: mahā (महा) + bandha (बन्ध) + sthito (स्थितो) yogī (योगी) kṛtvā (कृत्वा) pūrakam (पूरकम्) eka (एक) + dhīḥ (धीः) / vāyūnāṃ (वायूनां) gatim (गतिम्) āvṛtya (आवृत्य) nibhṛtaṃ (निभृतं) kaṇṭha (कण्ठ) + mudrayā (मुद्रया)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mahā-bandha-sthito (महा-बन्ध-स्थितो) | form in the line | great; a bandha. A lock; standing, stayed. |
| yogī (योगी) | nominative singular | the yogin. |
| kṛtvā (कृत्वा) | absolutive | having made. |
| pūrakam (पूरकम्) | nominative or accusative singular | pūraka (पूरक). The in-breath. |
| eka-dhīḥ (एक-धीः) | form in the line | one; mind. |
| vāyūnāṃ (वायूनां) | form in the line | the breath. |
| gatim (गतिम्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| āvṛtya (आवृत्य) | form in the line | having covered, having turned back. |
| nibhṛtaṃ (निभृतं) | nominative or accusative singular | still. |
| kaṇṭha-mudrayā (कण्ठ-मुद्रया) | nominative singular | the throat; by the seal. |
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. The yogin standing in mahābandha (महाबन्ध), having made the filling, one-pointed, having turned back the course of the winds by the quiet mudrā (मुद्रा) of the throat.