Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.60 Best of the bandhas
3.60
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
सर्वेषामेव बन्धानां उत्तमो ह्युड्डीयानकः ।
उड्डियाने दृढे बन्धे मुक्तिः स्वाभाविकी भवेत् sarveṣām eva bandhānāṃ uttamo hy uḍḍīyānakaḥ |
uḍḍiyāne dṛḍhe bandhe muktiḥ svābhāvikī bhavet
The line
Of all the bandhas, uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) is the best. When the uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) bandha is firm, release becomes natural.
नेपालीमा
सबै बन्धमध्ये उड्डीयान सर्वोत्तम हो। उड्डीयान बन्ध दृढ हुँदा मुक्ति स्वाभाविक हुन्छ।
Where it sits
Svābhāvikī mukti (स्वाभाविकी मुक्ति) is a release that belongs to one's own being. Mūlabandha (मूलबन्ध) begins at 3.61.
Split: sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) eva (एव) bandhānāṃ (बन्धानां) uttamo (उत्तमो) hy (ह्य्) uḍḍīyānakaḥ (उड्डीयानकः) / uḍḍiyāne (उड्डियाने) dṛḍhe (दृढे) bandhe (बन्धे) muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) svābhāvikī (स्वाभाविकी) bhavet (भवेत्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| sarveṣām (सर्वेषाम्) | genitive plural, or accusative singular feminine | as this verse uses the word. |
| eva (एव) | indeclinable | indeed. |
| bandhānāṃ (बन्धानां) | form in the line | to bind. |
| uttamo (उत्तमो) | form in the line | the highest. |
| hy (ह्य्) | indeclinable | for. hi (हि) before a vowel. |
| uḍḍīyānakaḥ (उड्डीयानकः) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| uḍḍiyāne (उड्डियाने) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | as this verse uses the word. |
| dṛḍhe (दृढे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | when it is firm. |
| bandhe (बन्धे) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | to bind. |
| muktiḥ (मुक्तिः) | nominative singular | released. |
| svābhāvikī (स्वाभाविकी) | nominative singular | natural. |
| bhavet (भवेत्) | optative | becomes. |
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. Of all the bandhas, uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) is the best. When the uḍḍīyāna (उड्डीयान) bandha is firm, release becomes natural.