Haṭha Yoga Pradīpikā / 4.44 The void swallows the wind
4.44
Haṭha (हठ) Yoga Pradīpikā (प्रदीपिका)
इडापिङ्गलयोर् मध्ये शून्यं चैवानिलं ग्रसेत् ।
तिष्ठते खेचरी मुद्रा तत्र सत्यं पुनः पुनः iḍāpiṅgalayor madhye śūnyaṃ caivānilaṃ graset |
tiṣṭhate khecarī mudrā tatra satyaṃ punaḥ punaḥ
The line
In the middle of iḍā (इडा) and piṅgalā (पिङ्गला), the void swallows the wind. The khecarī (खेचरी) mudrā (मुद्रा) stands there. True, again and again.
नेपालीमा
इडा र पिङ्गलाको बीचमा शून्यले वायु निल्छ। खेचरी मुद्रा त्यहाँ उभिन्छ। सत्य, फेरि फेरि।
Where it sits
Continues 4.43. Śūnya (शून्य) is the void that swallows.
Split: iḍā (इडा) + piṅgalayor (पिङ्गलयोर्) madhye (मध्ये) śūnyaṃ (शून्यं) caivānilaṃ (चैवानिलं) graset (ग्रसेत्) / tiṣṭhate (तिष्ठते) khecarī (खेचरी) mudrā (मुद्रा) tatra (तत्र) satyaṃ (सत्यं) punaḥ (पुनः) punaḥ (पुनः)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| iḍā-piṅgalayor (इडा-पिङ्गलयोर्) | form in the line | iḍā (इडा); piṅgalā (पिङ्गला). |
| madhye (मध्ये) | locative singular, or a sandhi of the nominative | in the middle. |
| śūnyaṃ (शून्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | empty. |
| caivānilaṃ (चैवानिलं) | nominative or accusative singular | as this verse uses the word. |
| graset (ग्रसेत्) | optative | should swallow. |
| tiṣṭhate (तिष्ठते) | present | stays. |
| khecarī (खेचरी) | nominative singular | khecarī (खेचरी). |
| mudrā (मुद्रा) | nominative singular | the seal. |
| tatra (तत्र) | indeclinable | there. |
| satyaṃ (सत्यं) | nominative or accusative singular | true. |
| punaḥ (पुनः) | indeclinable | again. |
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. In the middle of iḍā (इडा) and piṅgalā (पिङ्गला), the void swallows the wind. The khecarī (खेचरी) mudrā (मुद्रा) stands there. True, again and again.