Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.63 Again and again
3.63
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
गुदं पार्ष्ण्या तु सम्पीड्य वायुमाकुञ्चयेद् बलात् ।
वारं वारं यथा चोर्ध्वं समायाति समीरणः gudaṃ pārṣṇyā tu sampīḍya vāyum ākuñcayed balāt |
vāraṃ vāraṃ yathā cordhvaṃ samāyāti samīraṇaḥ
The line
Pressing the anus with the heel, he should contract the wind by force, again and again, so that the wind comes upward.
नेपालीमा
कुर्कुच्चाले गुदद्वार थिचेर उसले वायुलाई बलपूर्वक बारम्बार संकुचित गर्नुपर्छ, ताकि वायु माथि आओस्।
Where it sits
Continues 3.61.
Split: gudaṃ (गुदं) pārṣṇyā (पार्ष्ण्या) tu (तु) sampīḍya (सम्पीड्य) vāyum (वायुम्) ākuñcayed (आकुञ्चयेद्) balāt (बलात्) / vāraṃ (वारं) vāraṃ (वारं) yathā (यथा) cordhvaṃ (चोर्ध्वं) samāyāti (समायाति) samīraṇaḥ (समीरणः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| gudaṃ (गुदं) | nominative or accusative singular | the anus. |
| pārṣṇyā (पार्ष्ण्या) | nominative singular | with the heel. |
| tu (तु) | indeclinable | and. A slight turn in the sentence. |
| sampīḍya (सम्पीड्य) | form in the line | having pressed. |
| vāyum (वायुम्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ākuñcayed (आकुञ्चयेद्) | form in the line | one should contract. |
| balāt (बलात्) | indeclinable | by force. |
| vāraṃ (वारं) | nominative or accusative singular | the door. Also a turn. |
| yathā (यथा) | indeclinable | as. |
| cordhvaṃ (चोर्ध्वं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| samāyāti (समायाति) | form in the line | arrives. |
| samīraṇaḥ (समीरणः) | nominative singular | the wind. |
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 anus with the heel, he should contract the wind by force, again and again, so that the wind comes upward.