Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.85 The upward contraction
3.85
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
मेहनेन शनैः सम्यगूर्ध्वाकुञ्चनमभ्यसेत् ।
पुरुषोऽप्यथवा नारी वज्रोलीसिद्धिमाप्नुयात् mehanena śanaiḥ samyag ūrdhvākuñcanam abhyaset |
puruṣo'py athavā nārī vajrolīsiddhim āpnuyāt
The line
With the mehana, slowly and properly, he should practice the upward contraction. A man, or a woman as well, may obtain success in vajrolī (वज्रोली).
नेपालीमा
मेहनले, बिस्तारै र ठीकसित, उसले माथितिरको संकोच अभ्यास गर्नुपर्छ। पुरुषले, वा स्त्रीले पनि, वज्रोलीमा सिद्धि पाउन सक्छ।
Where it sits
Mehana (मेहन) is the male organ. The verse includes the woman in the same success. The act it names is the upward contraction.
Split: mehanena (मेहनेन) śanaiḥ (शनैः) samyag (सम्यग्) ūrdhvākuñcanam (ऊर्ध्वाकुञ्चनम्) abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) / puruṣo'py (पुरुषोऽप्य्) athavā (अथवा) nārī (नारी) vajrolī (वज्रोली) + siddhim (सिद्धिम्) āpnuyāt (आप्नुयात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| mehanena (मेहनेन) | instrumental singular | the penis. |
| śanaiḥ (शनैः) | indeclinable | slowly. |
| samyag (सम्यग्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| ūrdhvākuñcanam (ऊर्ध्वाकुञ्चनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| abhyaset (अभ्यसेत्) | optative | one should practice. |
| puruṣo'py (पुरुषोऽप्य्) | form in the line | as this verse uses the word. |
| athavā (अथवा) | indeclinable | or. |
| nārī (नारी) | nominative singular | a woman. |
| vajrolī-siddhim (वज्रोली-सिद्धिम्) | form in the line | vajrolī (वज्रोली). |
| āpnuyāt (आप्नुयात्) | optative | one should obtain. |
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. With the mehana, slowly and properly, he should practice the upward contraction. A man, or a woman as well, may obtain success in vajrolī (वज्रोली).