Verbs (Yoga Nidra)

Question 1

अभवत् (abhavat)

Verb

योगनिद्राभ्यासः अधुना सम्पूर्णः अभवत्

Answer 1

Is or Became

Verb

The practice of Yoga Nidra is now complete.

Question 2

आगच्छति (āgacchati)

Verb

यदा शरीरं शिथिलं भवति तदा स्वयमेव निद्रावस्था आगच्छति

Answer 2

Comes

Verb

When the body becomes relaxed, the state of sleep naturally comes

Question 3

उत्थाय (utthāya)

Verb

यदा त्वं पूर्णतया जागरूकः भवसि तदा उत्थाय, स्वनेत्रे उन्मीलय

Answer 3

Rise

Verb

When you are fully awake, rise and open your eyes

Question 4

उद्घोषणं (udghoṣaṇaṁ)

Verb

त्रिवारं उद्घोषणं कुरु

Answer 4

Proclamation

Verb

Make a proclamation three times.

Question 5

उन्मीलनं (unmīlanaṁ)

Verb

नेत्रयोः उन्मीलनं मा कुरु

Answer 5

Open

Verb

Do not open your eyes

Question 6

उन्मीलय (unmīlaya)

Verb

स्वनेत्रे उन्मीलय

Answer 6

Open

Verb

Open your eyes

Question 7

गच्छति (gacchati)

Verb

यावत् पर्यन्तं तव दृष्टिः गच्छति

Answer 7

Goes

Verb

As far as your vision goes

Question 8

चलति (calati)

Verb

तव श्वासप्रक्रिया शनैः शनैः चलति

Answer 8

Moves

Verb

Your breathing process moves slowly

Question 9

चालनं (cālanaṁ)

Verb

अधुना शनैः शनैः स्वस्य शरीरस्य चालनं कुरु

Answer 9

Moving

Verb

Now, slowly start moving your body.

Question 10

त्यज (tyaja)

Verb

अधुना श्वासचेतनाम् त्यज

Answer 10

Let go of or Abandon

Verb

Now, let go of the awareness of the breath

Question 11

धारय (dhāraya)

Verb

मनसि संकल्पं धारय यत् अहं न निद्रामि

Answer 11

Hold

Verb

Hold the resolve in your mind that I will not sleep

Question 12

निद्रामि (nidrāmi)

Verb

अहं न निद्रामि

Answer 12

sleep

Verb

I will not sleep

Question 13

पूरय (pūraya)

Verb

इदानीं गहनं दीर्घं श्वासं पूरय

Answer 13

Take

Verb

Now take a deep, long breath.

Question 14

प्रचलेत (pracalet)

Verb

एषः अभ्यासः निर्बाधः प्रचलेत

Answer 14

Should continue

Verb

This practice should continue uninterrupted

Question 15

प्रयासं (prayāsaṁ)

Verb

श्वसने अत्यधिक प्रयासं मा कुरु

Answer 15

Effort

Verb

Do not exert too much effort in breathing

Question 16

प्रविश (praviśa)

Verb

निद्रावस्थायां मा प्रविश

Answer 16

Enter

Verb

Do not enter the state of sleep

Question 17

प्रसारय (prasāraya)

Verb

सम्पूर्णशरीरं प्रसारय

Answer 17

Stretch

Verb

Stretch your entire body

Question 18

प्लवति (plavati)

Verb

तव शरीरे तादृशी लघुता अस्ति यत् शरीरं भूम्याः उपरि प्लवति

Answer 18

Floats

Verb

There is such lightness in your body that it floats above the ground

Question 19

भव (bhava)

Verb

स्ववातावरणं प्रति जागरूकः भव

Answer 19

Be

Verb

Be aware of your surroundings

Question 20

भवति (bhavati)

Verb

यदा शरीरं शिथिलं भवति तदा स्वयमेव निद्रावस्था आगच्छति।

Answer 20

Becomes

Verb

When the body becomes relaxed, the state of sleep naturally comes

Question 21

भविष्यति (bhaviṣyati)

Verb

अस्मिन अभ्यासे देहः स्वयमेव विश्रान्तः भविष्यति

Answer 21

Will become

Verb

In this practice, the body will become relaxed naturally.

Question 22

भवेत् (bhavet)

Verb

इदानीं सम्पूर्ण शरीरं आन्तरिकरूपेण शिथिलं भवेत्

Answer 22

become

Verb

Now, let the entire body become relaxed internally.

Question 23

मा कुरु (mā kuru)

Verb

श्वसने अत्यधिक प्रयासं मा कुरु

Answer 23

Do not do

Verb

Do not do too much effort in breathing.

Question 24

विलीयति (vilīyati)

Verb

निष्वसनसमये अनुभव यत् शारीरिक मानसिक क्लान्तिः विलीयति

Answer 24

Dissolves

Verb

During exhalation, experience that the physical and mental fatigue dissolves.

Question 25

शक्नोषि (śaknoṣi)

Verb

यस्याः मध्यतः अनन्ताकाशं द्रष्टुं शक्नोषि

Answer 25

You can

Verb

Through the middle of which you can see the infinite space.