Shloka 30

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

Sanskrit

पार्ष्णिभ्यां लिङ्गवृषणावस्पृशन् प्रयतः स्थितः । किञ्चिदुन्नामितशिरा दन्तैर्दन्तान्न संस्पृशेत् ॥

Transliteration

pārṣṇibhyāṃ liṅgavṛṣaṇāv aspṛśan prayataḥ sthitaḥ | kiñcid unnāmitaśirā dantair dantān na saṃspṛśet ||

Translation

ਸਮਾਧਾਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਾਵਧਾਨੀ ਨਾਲ ਬੈਠੇ; ਐੜੀਆਂ ਗੁਹ੍ਯ ਅੰਗ ਅਤੇ ਵ੍ਰਿਸ਼ਣਾਂ ਨੂੰ ਨਾ ਛੂਹਣ; ਸਿਰ ਥੋੜ੍ਹਾ ਉੱਚਾ ਰੱਖੇ ਅਤੇ ਦੰਦਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਦੰਦ ਨਾ ਦਬਾਏ।

Word by Word

• pārṣṇibhyām: with the two heels
• pārṣṇibhyām: Karaṇa (करण/instrument)
• Type: Noun
• Root: pārṣṇi (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Instrumental (3rd/तृतीया), Dual

• liṅga-vṛṣaṇau: the penis and the testicles
• liṅga-vṛṣaṇau: Karma (कर्म; what is not to be touched)
• Type: Noun
• Root: liṅga + vṛṣaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative, Dual; द्वन्द्व-समासः (liṅgaṃ ca vṛṣaṇau ca)

• aspṛśan: not touching
• aspṛśan: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Verb
• Root: a + spṛś (स्पृश् धातु)
• Form: Śatṛ present active participle (वर्तमानकाले शतृ), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; negative with privative a-: ‘not touching’

• prayataḥ: disciplined
• prayataḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: prayata (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘restrained/attentive’

• sthitaḥ: steady
• sthitaḥ: Karta (कर्ता; state of the practitioner)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: sthā (स्था धातु)
• Form: Past participle (क्त), Masculine, Nominative, Singular; ‘standing/sitting steady’

• kiñcit: slightly
• kiñcit: Kriyāviśeṣaṇa (क्रियाविशेषण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: kiñcit (अव्यय/सर्वनाम)
• Form: Avyaya; indeclinable quantifier/adverb ‘a little’

• unnāmita-śirāḥ: with head slightly raised
• unnāmita-śirāḥ: Kartṛ-viśeṣaṇa (कर्तृविशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: ud + nam (नम् धातु) + śiras (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular; उपपद/तत्पुरुषः ‘one whose head is raised’; śiras-stem with nominative sg. śirāḥ

• dantaiḥ: with the teeth
• dantaiḥ: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental (3rd), Plural

• dantān: (other) teeth
• dantān: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: danta (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: Masculine, Accusative (2nd), Plural

• na: not
• na: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/negation)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: na (अव्यय)
• Form: Negation particle (निषेध-निपात)

• saṃspṛśet: should touch
• saṃspṛśet: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: sam + spṛś (स्पृश् धातु)
• Form: Optative (विधिलिङ्), Parasmaipada, 3rd person, Singular; ‘should touch’ (with na = should not touch)

Speakers

• Father–son dialogue (specific names not provided in the input)

Verse Rasa

{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "bhakti", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }

Key Themes

• Yoga
• Prāṇa regulation (preparatory)
• Āsana discipline

FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

The text emphasizes non-agitation: avoid bodily pressure points and tension (even in the jaw), cultivating a calm vessel for concentration.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana (5 characteristics)?

Practical yoga instruction; not a pañcalakṣaṇa narrative unit.

What is the esoteric significance?

Avoiding pressure and tension suggests conserving and smoothing prāṇa flow; relaxation of the jaw and slight head lift are classic aids to steadier breath and attention.