Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.61 The root lock
3.61
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
पार्ष्णिभागेन सम्पीड्य योनिमाकुञ्चयेद् गुदम् ।
अपानमूर्ध्वमाकृष्य मूलबन्धोऽभिधीयते pārṣṇibhāgena sampīḍya yonim ākuñcayed gudam |
apānam ūrdhvam ākṛṣya mūlabandho'bhidhīyate
The line
Pressing the yoni with the heel, he should contract the anus and draw apāna (अपान) upward. That is called mūlabandha (मूलबन्ध).
नेपालीमा
कुर्कुच्चाले योनि थिचेर उसले गुद संकुचित गर्नुपर्छ र अपान माथि तान्नुपर्छ। त्यसलाई मूलबन्ध भनिन्छ।
Where it sits
Mūla (मूल) is the root. Yoni (योनि) is the place already used in siddhāsana (सिद्धासन). The verse names heel, anus, and the upward draw.
Split: pārṣṇi (पार्ष्णि) + bhāgena (भागेन) sampīḍya (सम्पीड्य) yonim (योनिम्) ākuñcayed (आकुञ्चयेद्) gudam (गुदम्) / apānam (अपानम्) ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) ākṛṣya (आकृष्य) mūla (मूल) + bandho'bhidhīyate (बन्धोऽभिधीयते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| pārṣṇi-bhāgena (पार्ष्णि-भागेन) | instrumental singular | the heel; a part. |
| sampīḍya (सम्पीड्य) | form in the line | having pressed. |
| yonim (योनिम्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ākuñcayed (आकुञ्चयेद्) | form in the line | one should contract. |
| gudam (गुदम्) | nominative or accusative singular | the anus. |
| apānam (अपानम्) | nominative or accusative singular | apāna (अपान). The downward breath. |
| ūrdhvam (ऊर्ध्वम्) | indeclinable | upward. |
| ākṛṣya (आकृष्य) | form in the line | having drawn. |
| mūla-bandho'bhidhīyate (मूल-बन्धोऽभिधीयते) | present | the root. |
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. Pressing the yoni with the heel, he should contract the anus and draw apāna (अपान) upward. That is called mūlabandha (मूलबन्ध).