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PYS 3.39–40: Udāna und Samāna
PYS 3.39–40: Udāna und Samāna

Yogaśāstra 3.39–40: Nonadhesion, Death, and Blazing

Mastered udāna prevents the body from adhering to water, mud, or thorns and enables departure at death; samāna makes the body blaze.

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Yogaśāstra 3.39–40: Nonadhesion, Death, and Blazing

Mastered udāna prevents the body from adhering to water, mud, or thorns and enables departure at death; samāna makes the body blaze.

Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.39
उदानजयाज्जलपङ्ककण्टकादिष्वसङ्ग उत्क्रान्तिश्च ||39||
udāna-jayāj jala-paṅka-kaṇṭakādiṣv asaṅga utkrāntiś ca ||39|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
udāna
tatpuruṣa-compound genitive
udāna
substantive masculine
 upward-moving vital energy
jayāt
ablative singular
jaya
substantive masculine
 mastery
jala
dvandva-compound
jala
substantive neuter
 water
paṅka
dvandva-compound
paṅka
substantive masculine
 mud
kaṇṭakādiṣu
lokative plural
kaṇṭakādi
substantive masculine
 thorns and the like
asaṅgaḥ
nominative singular
asaṅga
substantive masculine
 not getting caught, non-attachment
utkrāntiḥ
nominative singular
utkrānti
substantive feminine
 rising, passing upward
ca
ca
particle
 and
Through mastery of Udāna [the upward-moving vital breath] (udāna-jayāt | abl sg) [arise] non-adhesion (asaṅgaḥ | nom sg) [of the body] to water, mud, thorns, and the like (jala-paṅka-kaṇṭakādiṣu | loc pl) and (ca) departure [from the body at death] (utkrāntiḥ | nom sg).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Sense the upward direction of Udāna in the breath, from the chest through the throat towards the crown. Let your spine lengthen and your gaze lift effortlessly without losing contact with the ground.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

The Vyāsa-Bhāṣya divides the vital function into prāṇa, samāna, apāna, udāna, and vyāna; Udāna operates from the chest toward the head. Mastery of it prevents water, mud, or thorns from holding the yogin and enables departure (utkrānti) at death.

Yoga Śāstra Vyāsa-Bhāṣya
By conquering the vital air called Udāna, there is no adhesion (of the ascetic's body) to water, mud, thorns, etc., and there is also ascent.
James R. Ballantyne - 1852
From the subdual of udána, ascension and non-contact with water, mud, thorns and the like.
Ganganatha Jha - 1907
Aus Bezwingung des Udāna erfolgt Nichtberührung mit Wasser, Schlamm, Dornen usw. und Hinausgehen [aus dem Körper].
Paul Deussen - 1908
As a result of the mastery of the Udāna, there is no adhesion to water, mud, thorns, and so on, and there is rising up.
James Haughton Woods - 1914
Patañjali Yoga Sūtra 3.40
समानजयाज्ज्वलनम् ||40||
samāna-jayāj jvalanam ||40|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴
samāna
tatpuruṣa-compound genitive
samāna
substantive masculine
 balancing vital energy, digestive energy
jayāt
ablative singular
jaya
substantive masculine
 mastery
jvalanam
nominative singular
jvalana
substantive neuter
 burning, glow, fire
Through mastery of Samāna [the balancing vital breath] (samāna-jayāt | abl sg) [arises] blazing [of the body] (jvalanam | nom sg).
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal
Place your hands around the navel area and breathe calmly into your centre. Sense how Samāna gathers warmth and balances opposites without forcing the breath.
Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - modern transfer

According to the Vyāsa-Bhāṣya, mastery of samāna fans the fire or tejas and causes it to blaze.

Yoga Śāstra Vyāsa-Bhāṣya
By conquering the vital air called Samāna, there is effulgence.
James R. Ballantyne - 1852
From mascery over Samána, effulgence.
Ganganatha Jha - 1907
Aus Bezwingung des Samāna erfolgt Glanz.
Paul Deussen - 1908
As a result of the mastery of the Samāna, there is blazing.
James Haughton Woods - 1914

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