DYS 136: Mahāvedha

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 136: Tapping the Buttocks on the Ground

While in Mahābandha, the practitioner gently taps both buttocks against the ground. The text calls this brief procedure Mahāvedha, a practice of accomplished yogis.

Dr. Ronald Steiner

Nils Jacob Liersch 20.05.2023

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 136

महाबन्धस्थितो भूमौ स्फिचौ संताडयेच्छनैः |

mahā-bandha-sthito bhūmau; sphicau saṃtāḍayec chanaiḥ | Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

mahā karmadhāraya-compound	mahat adjective	great
bandha tatpuruṣa-compound lokative	bandha substantive masculine	lock
sthitaḥ nominative singular masculine past participle passive	sthā verbal root	positioned
bhūmau lokative singular	bhūmi substantive feminine	on the ground
sphicau accusative dual	sphij substantive neuter	both buttocks
saṃtāḍayet 3rd person singular aktive optative	saṃ previx taḍ verbal root	should strike, tap
śanaiḥ	śanais adverb	gently

अयमेव महावेधः सिद्धैरभ्यस्यते नरैः ||136||

ayam eva mahā-vedhaḥ; siddhair abhyasyate naraiḥ ||136|| Analysis ▾ Analysis ▴

ayam nominative singular masculine	idam pronoun	this
eva	eva particle	precisely
mahā karmadhāraya-compound	mahat adjective	great
vedhaḥ nominative singular	vedha substantive masculine	piercing
siddhaiḥ instrumental case plural	siddha substantive masculine	by Siddhas
abhyasyate 3rd person singular passive present	abhi previx as verbal root	is practised
naraiḥ instrumental case plural	nara substantive masculine	by men

Metre: Anuṣṭubh

Dr. Ronald Steiner - 2026 - historically literal

Dattātreyayogaśāstra 136: Tapping the Buttocks on the Ground

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