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Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-Pundarika) [sanskrit]
by H. Kern | 2013 | 16,351 words | ISBN-13: 9788120801226
The Lotus Sutra (Saddharma-pundarika) is an important Mahayana Buddhist scripture classified as one of the nine Dharmas. the Lotus Sutra deals with a wide range of important Buddhist teachings in twenty-seven chapters including the nature of the Buddhas and the inherent potentiality of becoming Buddha within all beings. This editions only contains the Sanskrit metrical text and the corresponding English translation. Alternative titles: Saddharma-puṇḍarīka-sūtra (सद्धर्म-पुण्डरीक-सूत्र).
Verse 5.54
यथा हि कश्चिज्जात्यन्धः सूर्येन्दुग्रहतारकाः ।
अपश्यन्नेवमाहासौ नास्ति रूपाणि सर्वशः ॥ ५४ ॥
yathā hi kaścijjātyandhaḥ sūryendugrahatārakāḥ |
apaśyannevamāhāsau nāsti rūpāṇi sarvaśaḥ || 54 ||
It is as if some blind-born man, because he sees no sun, moon, planets, and stars, in his blind ignorance (should say): There are no visible things at all.
English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!
Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (5.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Suryendu, Grahata, Araka, Apashyat, Apashyan, Evam, Eva, Ahan, Asi, Asu, Adah, Nasti, Rupa, Sarvashah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.54). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “yathā hi kaścijjātyandhaḥ sūryendugrahatārakāḥ ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Cannot analyse kaścijjātyandhaḥ*sū
- sūryendu -
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sūryendu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sūryendu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]sūryendu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- grahatā -
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grahatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arakāḥ -
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araka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “apaśyannevamāhāsau nāsti rūpāṇi sarvaśaḥ ”
- apaśyann -
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apaśyat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]apaśyan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āhā -
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āhan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]āhan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third single]
- asau -
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asi (noun, feminine)[locative single]asi (noun, masculine)[locative single]asu (noun, masculine)[locative single]adaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]adaḥ (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- nāsti -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rūpāṇi -
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rūpa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvaśaḥ -
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sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.54
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)