DYS 135: Mahābandha

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 135: Bringing the Extended Foot onto the Thigh

For Mahābandha, the extended foot is brought onto the thigh; the terse verse instructs the practitioner to cultivate this great lock in the same way as Mahāmudrā.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Nils Jacob Liersch 20.05.2023

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 135

प्रसारितस्तु यः पादस्तमूरूपरि चानयेत् |

prasāritas tu yaḥ pādas; tam ūrūpari cānayet | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

prasāritaḥ nominative singular masculine past participle passive	pra previx sṛ verbal root	extended
tu	tu particle	but
yaḥ nominative singular masculine	yad pronoun	which
pādaḥ nominative singular	pāda substantive masculine	foot
tam accusative singular masculine	tad pronoun	that
ūru lokative singular	ūru substantive masculine	thigh
upari	upari adverb	upon
ca	ca particle	and
ānayet 3rd person singular aktive optative	ā previx nī verbal root	he should bring up

अयमेव महाबन्धो मुद्रावच्चामुमभ्यसेत् ||135||

ayam eva mahā-bandho; mudrāvac cāmum abhyaset ||135|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

ayam nominative singular masculine	idam pronoun	this
eva	eva particle	precisely
mahā karmadhāraya-compound	mahat adjective	great
bandhaḥ nominative singular	bandha substantive masculine	lock
mudrāvat nominative singular	mudrā substantive feminine vat suffix	like the seal
ca	ca particle	and
amum accusative singular masculine	adas pronoun	it
abhyaset 3rd person singular aktive optative	abhi previx ās verbal root	should practise

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 135: Bringing the Extended Foot onto the Thigh

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