Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.43 If the drop has moved
3.43
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
चलितोऽपि यदा बिन्दुः सम्प्राप्तो योनिमण्डलम् ।
व्रजत्यूर्ध्वं हृतः शक्त्या निबद्धो योनिमुद्रया calito'pi yadā binduḥ samprāpto yonimaṇḍalam |
vrajaty ūrdhvaṃ hṛtaḥ śaktyā nibaddho yonimudrayā
The line
Even when the drop has moved and reached the circle of the yoni, it goes upward, taken by the śakti (शक्ति), bound by the yoni mudrā (मुद्रा).
नेपालीमा
बिन्दु चलेर योनिको मण्डलमा पुगे पनि, शक्तिले लिइएको र योनि मुद्राले बाँधिएको त्यो माथि जान्छ।
Where it sits
Continues 3.42. The verse says the drop that has already moved is drawn back up.
Split: calito'pi (चलितोऽपि) yadā (यदा) binduḥ (बिन्दुः) samprāpto (सम्प्राप्तो) yoni (योनि) + maṇḍalam (मण्डलम्) / vrajaty (व्रजत्य्) ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) hṛtaḥ (हृतः) śaktyā (शक्त्या) nibaddho (निबद्धो) yoni (योनि) + mudrayā (मुद्रया)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| calito'pi (चलितोऽपि) | form in the line | shaken, moved; even. |
| yadā (यदा) | indeclinable | when. |
| binduḥ (बिन्दुः) | form in the line | the drop. |
| samprāpto (सम्प्राप्तो) | form in the line | one who has reached. |
| yoni-maṇḍalam (योनि-मण्डलम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the perineum; a round of forty days, in this verse's practice. |
| vrajaty (व्रजत्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) | indeclinable | upward. |
| hṛtaḥ (हृतः) | nominative singular | the heart. |
| śaktyā (शक्त्या) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| nibaddho (निबद्धो) | form in the line | bound. |
| yoni-mudrayā (योनि-मुद्रया) | nominative singular | the perineum; 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. Even when the drop has moved and reached the circle of the yoni, it goes upward, taken by the śakti (शक्ति), bound by the yoni mudrā (मुद्रा).