Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.79 Navel above, palate below
3.79
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
ऊर्ध्वनाभेरधस् तालोरूर्ध्वं भानुरधः शशी ।
करणी विपरीताखा गुरुवाक्येन लभ्यते ūrdhvanābher adhas tālor ūrdhvaṃ bhānur adhaḥ śaśī |
karaṇī viparītākhā guruvākyena labhyate
The line
The navel above, the palate below, the sun above, the moon below: the act called the inversion is obtained by the guru's sentence.
नेपालीमा
नाभि माथि, तालु तल, सूर्य माथि, चन्द्र तल। विपरीत भनिने कर्म गुरुको वाक्यबाट पाइन्छ।
Where it sits
The verse's own inversion of the ordinary body. 3.81 says the head is down and the feet are up.
Split: ūrdhva (ऊर्ध्व) + nābher (नाभेर्) adhas (अध) tālor (तालोर्) ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) bhānur (भानुर्) adhaḥ (अधः) śaśī (शशी) / karaṇī (करणी) viparītākhā (विपरीताखा) guru (गुरु) + vākyena (वाक्येन) labhyate (लभ्यते)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| ūrdhva-nābher (ऊर्ध्व-नाभेर्) | form in the line | above; the navel. |
| adhas (अध) | form in the line | below. |
| tālor (तालोर्) | form in the line | the palate. |
| ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) | indeclinable | upward. |
| bhānur (भानुर्) | form in the line | the sun. |
| adhaḥ (अधः) | indeclinable | down. |
| śaśī (शशी) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| karaṇī (करणी) | nominative singular | the feminine of karaṇa (करण), the act. |
| viparītākhā (विपरीताखा) | nominative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| guru-vākyena (गुरु-वाक्येन) | instrumental singular | the guru; by the sentence. |
| labhyate (लभ्यते) | present | is obtained. |
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. The navel above, the palate below, the sun above, the moon below: the act called the inversion is obtained by the guru's sentence.