Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.6 The first seven
3.6
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
महामुद्रा महाबन्धो महावेधश् च खेचरी ।
उड्डीयानं मूलबन्धश् च बन्धो जालन्धराभिधः mahāmudrā mahābandho mahāvedhaś ca khecarī |
uḍḍīyānaṃ mūlabandhaś ca bandho jālandharābhidhaḥ
The line
Mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा), mahābandha (महाबन्ध), mahāvedha (महावेध), and khecarī (खेचरी), uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान), mūlabandha (मूलबन्ध), and the bandha called jālandhara (जालन्धर).
नेपालीमा
महामुद्रा, महाबन्ध, महावेध र खेचरी, उड्डीयान, मूलबन्ध र जालन्धर भनिने बन्ध।
Where it sits
The list finishes at 3.7. These seven, with the three named next, are the ten.
Split: mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) mahābandho (महाबन्धो) mahāvedhaś (महावेधश्) ca (च) khecarī (खेचरी) / uḍḍīyānaṃ (उड्डीयानं) mūlabandhaś (मूलबन्धश्) ca (च) bandho (बन्धो) jālandharābhidhaḥ (जालन्धराभिधः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा) | nominative singular | the great seal. |
| mahābandho (महाबन्धो) | form in the line | mahābandha (महाबन्ध). The great lock. |
| mahāvedhaś (महावेधश्) | form in the line | mahāvedha (महावेध). The great piercing. |
| ca (च) | indeclinable | and. |
| khecarī (खेचरी) | nominative singular | khecarī (खेचरी). |
| uḍḍīyānaṃ (उड्डीयानं) | nominative or accusative singular | uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान). |
| mūlabandhaś (मूलबन्धश्) | form in the line | mūlabandha (मूलबन्ध). The root lock. |
| bandho (बन्धो) | form in the line | to bind. |
| jālandharābhidhaḥ (जालन्धराभिधः) | nominative singular | the one named jālandhara (जालन्धर). |
Sanskrit in this line
The quarters run 16, 17 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. Mahāmudrā (महामुद्रा), mahābandha (महाबन्ध), mahāvedha (महावेध), and khecarī (खेचरी), uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान), mūlabandha (मूलबन्ध), and the bandha called jālandhara (जालन्धर).