Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.65 The old man becomes young
3.65
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
अपानप्राणयोरैक्यं क्षयो मूत्रपुरीषयोः ।
युवा भवति वृद्धोऽपि सततं मूलबन्धनात् apānaprāṇayor aikyaṃ kṣayo mūtrapurīṣayoḥ |
yuvā bhavati vṛddho'pi satataṃ mūlabandhanāt
The line
A oneness of apāna (अपान) and prāṇa (प्राण), a wasting of urine and feces. Even an old man becomes young from the constant root lock.
नेपालीमा
अपान र प्राणको एकत्व हुन्छ, मूत्र र मलको क्षय हुन्छ। निरन्तर मूलबन्धबाट बूढो मानिस पनि युवा हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's claims for the lock.
Split: apāna (अपान) + prāṇayor (प्राणयोर्) aikyaṃ (ऐक्यं) kṣayo (क्षयो) mūtra (मूत्र) + purīṣayoḥ (पुरीषयोः) / yuvā (युवा) bhavati (भवति) vṛddho'pi (वृद्धोऽपि) satataṃ (सततं) mūla (मूल) + bandhanāt (बन्धनात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| apāna-prāṇayor (अपान-प्राणयोर्) | form in the line | apāna (अपान). The downward breath; prāṇa (प्राण). |
| aikyaṃ (ऐक्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | oneness. |
| kṣayo (क्षयो) | form in the line | waning. |
| mūtra-purīṣayoḥ (मूत्र-पुरीषयोः) | form in the line | urine; feces. |
| yuvā (युवा) | nominative singular | a youth. Nominative of yuvan (युवन्). |
| bhavati (भवति) | present | becomes. |
| vṛddho'pi (वृद्धोऽपि) | form in the line | old; even. |
| satataṃ (सततं) | nominative or accusative singular | constantly. |
| mūla-bandhanāt (मूल-बन्धनात्) | ablative singular | the root; binding. |
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. A oneness of apāna (अपान) and prāṇa (प्राण), a wasting of urine and feces. Even an old man becomes young from the constant root lock.