HTK 10.47*2: Kumbhaka: Names, forms and effects

Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.47*2: Kumbhaka: Closing note on names, forms and effects

The closing note names Sundaradeva as author and Kumbhaka as the chapter's subject: the names, essential forms and effects of the breathing techniques described.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.47*2

इति सुन्दरदेवविरचितायां हठतत्वकौमुद्यां कुम्भकनामस्वरूपगुणविवेचनोद्योतः |

iti sundaradeva-viracitāyāṃ haṭha-tatva-kaumudyāṃ kumbhaka-nāma-svarūpa-guṇa-vivecanodyotaḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

iti	iti particle	here ends
sundaradeva tatpuruṣa-compound instrumental case	sundaradeva substantive masculine	by Sundaradeva
viracitāyām lokative singular feminine past participle passive	vi previx rac verbal root	composed
haṭha tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	haṭha substantive masculine	of Haṭha
tatva tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	tattva substantive neuter	of the principles
kaumudyām lokative singular	kaumudī substantive feminine	in the moonlight
kumbhaka tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	kumbhaka substantive masculine	of breath retentions
nāma dvandva-compound	nāman substantive neuter	names
svarūpa dvandva-compound	svarūpa substantive neuter	essential forms
guṇa tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	guṇa substantive masculine	and effects
vivecana tatpuruṣa-compound genitive	vivecana substantive neuter	of the examination
udyotaḥ nominative singular	udyota substantive masculine	chapter, illumination

Metre: none

Here [ends] (iti), in the Haṭhatatvakaumudī (haṭha-tatva-kaumudyām | loc sg), composed by Sundaradeva (sundaradeva-viracitāyām | loc sg f ppp), the chapter examining the names, essential forms and effects of breath retentions (kumbhaka-nāma-svarūpa-guṇa-vivecanodyotaḥ | nom sg).

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Haṭhatattvakaumudī 10.47*2: Kumbhaka: Closing note on names, forms and effects

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