Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 3.93 Smeared after the coupling
3.93
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
वज्रोलीमैथुनादूर्ध्वं स्त्रीपुंसोः स्वाङ्गलेपनम् ।
आसीनयोः सुखेनैव मुक्तव्यापारयोः क्षणात् vajrolīmaithunād ūrdhvaṃ strīpuṃsoḥ svāṅgalepanam |
āsīnayoḥ sukhenaiva muktavyāpārayoḥ kṣaṇāt
The line
After the vajrolī (वज्रोली) coupling, the woman and the man smear their own limbs, sitting at ease, their activity released, in a moment.
नेपालीमा
वज्रोलीको संयोगपछि स्त्री र पुरुष एक क्षणमा, सुखले बसेर, आफ्नो क्रिया छोडेर, आफ्ना अङ्गमा लेप लगाउँछन्।
Where it sits
Continues 3.92. The ash in the water is what the verse has them smear.
Split: vajrolī (वज्रोली) + maithunād (मैथुनाद्) ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) strī (स्त्री) + puṃsoḥ (पुंसोः) svāṅga (स्वाङ्ग) + lepanam (लेपनम्) / āsīnayoḥ (आसीनयोः) sukhenaiva (सुखेनैव) mukta (मुक्त) + vyāpārayoḥ (व्यापारयोः) kṣaṇāt (क्षणात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| vajrolī-maithunād (वज्रोली-मैथुनाद्) | form in the line | vajrolī (वज्रोली); coupling. |
| ūrdhvaṃ (ऊर्ध्वं) | indeclinable | upward. |
| strī-puṃsoḥ (स्त्री-पुंसोः) | form in the line | a woman; a man. |
| svāṅga-lepanam (स्वाङ्ग-लेपनम्) | nominative or accusative singular | smearing. |
| āsīnayoḥ (आसीनयोः) | form in the line | seated. |
| sukhenaiva (सुखेनैव) | form in the line | ease. |
| mukta-vyāpārayoḥ (मुक्त-व्यापारयोः) | form in the line | released; activity. |
| kṣaṇāt (क्षणात्) | ablative singular | in a moment. |
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. After the vajrolī (वज्रोली) coupling, the woman and the man smear their own limbs, sitting at ease, their activity released, in a moment.