Shloka 61

Adhyaya 39 — Yoga Discipline: Posture, Breath Control, Sense Withdrawal, and Signs of Attainment

Sanskrit

वाय्वग्रीधारणेनैनं देहसंस्थं विनिर्दहेत् ।

एवं सर्वात्मना रक्षा कार्या योगविदा नृप ॥

Transliteration

vāyvagrī-dhāraṇenainaṃ deha-saṃsthaṃ vinirdahet /

evaṃ sarvātmanā rakṣā kāryā yogavidā nṛpa //

Translation

Par la concentration ‘vāyvagrī’, il faut le brûler et l’expulser, même lorsqu’il est logé dans le corps. Ainsi, ô roi, celui qui connaît le yoga doit accomplir une protection totale.

Word by Word

• वाय्वग्री-धारणेन: by the vāyvagrī-concentration
• वाय्वग्री-धारणेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: वाय्वग्री + धारणा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः ('dhāraṇā of vāyvagrī')

• एनम्: him/it
• एनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; अनाफोरिक सर्वनाम (enam = 'him/it')

• देह-संस्थम्: situated in the body
• देह-संस्थम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: देह + संस्थ (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुं/नपुंसक; द्वितीया (2nd case), एकवचन; तत्पुरुषः ('situated in the body') विशेषण (qualifying एनम्)

• विनिर्दहेत्: should burn out/consume
• विनिर्दहेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: वि + निर् + दह् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (optative), परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन

• एवम्: thus
• एवम्: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/प्रकार)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम् (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; प्रकारवाचक (adverb of manner)

• सर्वात्मना: entirely/with all one's being
• सर्वात्मना: Kriya-visheshana (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सर्व + आत्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: अव्ययीभाव-समासः; तृतीया-एकवचन-रूपेण अव्ययवत् (instrumental used adverbially: 'with one's whole self/entirely')

• रक्षा: protection
• रक्षा: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: रक्षा (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन

• कार्या: should be done
• कार्या: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कार्य (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: स्त्रीलिङ्ग; प्रथमा (1st case), एकवचन; कृदन्त (gerundive/णीयत्-प्रत्ययार्थ: 'to be done')

• योगविदा: by the knower of yoga
• योगविदा: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: योगविद् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; तृतीया (3rd case), एकवचन; करण/कर्ता-निर्देश (by the knower of yoga)

• नृप: O king
• नृप: Sambodhana (सम्बोधन)
• Type: Noun
• Root: नृप (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग; सम्बोधन (8th case), एकवचन

Speakers

• Instructional discourse within Jaḍopākhyāna (yoga-teaching voice addressing the king)

Verse Rasa

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Key Themes

• Yoga
• Protective practices
• Dhāraṇā
• Removal of obstacles (upasarga)

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Competence matters: protection is not mere wishing but a disciplined application of yogic knowledge, implying responsibility and training for those who guide or practice.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Auxiliary yogic instruction; outside pancalakṣaṇa.

What is the esoteric significance?

‘Burning out’ indicates tapas-like internal heat generated through prāṇa-direction; vāyvagrī suggests prāṇa as the vehicle of both disturbance and cure when mastered.