The first chapter of Svatmarama’s Hatha yoga Pradipika, „Prathamo Padeshah“, is about diet and physical exercises (Asanas).

Hatha Pradipika

hatha (हठ, haṭha) = Name of the described yoga style, Sun Moon
yoga (योग, yoga) = Yoga
pradipika (प्रदिपिका, pradipikā) = illumination, bright light
hatha-yoga-pradipika (हठयोगप्रदिपिका, haṭha-yoga-pradipikā) = The illumination of Hatha yoga, Light on Hatha yoga

Prathamopadeshah

Sentence 38

mendhrad upari vinyasya savyam gulpham tath[a]-{o}upari |"
gulpha-antaram cha niksipya siddhasanam idam bhavet ||38||

मेण्ढ्राद् उपरि विन्यस्य सव्यं गुल्फं तथ्[अ]{ओ}उपरि ।"
गुल्फान्तरं च निक्षिप्य सिद्धासनम् इदं भवेत् ॥३८॥

meṇḍhrād upari vinyasya savyaṁ gulphaṁ tath[a]-{o}upari ।"
gulpha-antaraṁ ca nikṣipya siddhāsanam idaṁ bhavet ॥38॥

Den linken Knöchel oberhalb des Genitals platzieren
und den anderen Knöchel gleichermaßen oberhalb [des Genitals] ablegen. Auch dies wird [als Variation] Siddhasana genannt. ||38||


meṇḍhrād = von dem Penis, Genital, Glied
upari = oberhalb
vinyasya = platzieren
savyam = links
gulpham = Knöchel
tatha = analog
upari = oberhalb

gulpham = Knöchel
antaram = anderen
ca = und
nikṣipya = platzieren
siddhāsanam = Position der Erleuchteten, Siddhasana, Name der Position
idaṁ = dieses
bhavet = könnte auch sein, wird auch genannt