3.29
नाभिचक्रे कायव्यूहज्ञानम्
nābhi-cakre kāya-vyūha-jñānam
The line
On the wheel of the navel, knowledge of the arrangement of the body.
नेपालीमा
नाभिचक्रमा शरीरको रचनाको ज्ञान हुन्छ।
Where it sits
The map enters the body. Throat, a channel, the crown, and the heart follow. Each locative is a place saṃyama (संयम) can rest.
Split: nābhi (नाभि) + cakre (चक्रे) + kāya (काय) + vyūha (व्यूह) + jñānam (ज्ञानम्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| nābhi (नाभि) | stem | the navel. |
| cakre (चक्रे) | locative singular | on the wheel. On the wheel at the navel. |
| kāya (काय) | stem | the body. |
| vyūha (व्यूह) | stem | the arrangement. |
| jñānam (ज्ञानम्) | nominative singular, neuter | knowledge. |
The phrases
On the wheel of the navel, knowledge of the arrangement of the body. vyūha (व्यूह) is the same word as the arrangement of the stars. The body has an arrangement that can be known the way the stars can.
Sanskrit in this line
Locative of an a-stem, cakre (चक्रे). nābhi-cakra (नाभिचक्र) is a compound, “navel-wheel,” and the locative sits on the last member only. You know that rule from the very first compounds.
Say it back
Say the place and what is known. Arrangement, not “health.”