Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.27 The buttocks strike the ground
3.27
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
समहस्तयुगो भूमौ स्फिचौ सनाडयेच् छनैः ।
पुटद्वयमतिक्रम्य वायुः स्फुरति मध्यगः samahastayugo bhūmau sphicau sanāḍayec chanaiḥ |
puṭadvayam atikramya vāyuḥ sphurati madhyagaḥ
The line
The two hands even on the ground, he should slowly make the buttocks strike. Passing the two cavities, the wind throbs in the middle.
नेपालीमा
दुई हात समान रूपमा जमिनमा राखेर उसले बिस्तारै नितम्ब ठोक्नुपर्छ। दुई कोटर नाघेर वायु बीचमा धड्किन्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 3.26. Vedha (वेध) is this strike. Puṭa (पुट) is a cavity.
Split: sama (सम) + hasta (हस्त) + yugo (युगो) bhūmau (भूमौ) sphicau (स्फिचौ) sanāḍayec (सनाडयेच्) chanaiḥ (छनैः) / puṭa (पुट) + dvayam (द्वयम्) atikramya (अतिक्रम्य) vāyuḥ (वायुः) sphurati (स्फुरति) madhyagaḥ (मध्यगः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sama-hasta-yugo (सम-हस्त-युगो) | form in the line | equal; the hands; a pair. |
| bhūmau (भूमौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the ground. |
| sphicau (स्फिचौ) | dual, nominative or accusative | the buttock. |
| sanāḍayec (सनाडयेच्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| chanaiḥ (छनैः) | instrumental plural | as this verse uses the word. |
| puṭa-dvayam (पुट-द्वयम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the cup, the flap; the pair. |
| atikramya (अतिक्रम्य) | form in the line | having crossed. |
| vāyuḥ (वायुः) | form in the line | the breath. |
| sphurati (स्फुरति) | present | flashes. |
| madhyagaḥ (मध्यगः) | nominative singular | in the middle. |
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 two hands even on the ground, he should slowly make the buttocks strike. Passing the two cavities, the wind throbs in the middle.