Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.55 Why it is called the flying up
3.55
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
बद्धो येन सुषुम्णायां प्राणस् तूड्डीयते यतः ।
तस्मादुड्डीयनाख्योऽयं योगिभिः समुदाहृतः baddho yena suṣumṇāyāṃ prāṇas tūḍḍīyate yataḥ |
tasmād uḍḍīyanākhyo'yaṃ yogibhiḥ samudāhṛtaḥ
The line
That by which the prāṇa (प्राण), bound, flies up in the suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा): therefore this is called uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) by the yogins.
नेपालीमा
जसद्वारा बाँधिएको प्राण सुषुम्णामा माथि उड्छ, त्यसैले योगीहरूले यसलाई उड्डीयान भन्छन्।
Where it sits
Uḍḍīyate (उड्डीयते) is flies up. The name is the verb.
Split: baddho (बद्धो) yena (येन) suṣumṇāyāṃ (सुषुम्णायां) prāṇas (प्राण) tūḍḍīyate (तूड्डीयते) yataḥ (यतः) / tasmād (तस्माद्) uḍḍīyanākhyo'yaṃ (उड्डीयनाख्योऽयं) yogibhiḥ (योगिभिः) samudāhṛtaḥ (समुदाहृतः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| baddho (बद्धो) | form in the line | bound. |
| yena (येन) | instrumental singular | by what. |
| suṣumṇāyāṃ (सुषुम्णायां) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| prāṇas (प्राण) | form in the line | prāṇa (प्राण). |
| tūḍḍīyate (तूड्डीयते) | present | as this verse uses the word. |
| yataḥ (यतः) | nominative singular | from where. |
| tasmād (तस्माद्) | form in the line | therefore. |
| uḍḍīyanākhyo'yaṃ (उड्डीयनाख्योऽयं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| yogibhiḥ (योगिभिः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| samudāhṛtaḥ (समुदाहृतः) | nominative singular | declared. |
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. That by which the prāṇa (प्राण), bound, flies up in the suṣumṇā (सुषुम्णा): therefore this is called uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) by the yogins.