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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 5.55
जात्यन्धे तु महावैद्यः कारुण्यं संनिवेश्य ह ।
हिमवन्तं स गत्वान तिर्यगूर्ध्वमधस्तथा ॥ ५५ ॥
jātyandhe tu mahāvaidyaḥ kāruṇyaṃ saṃniveśya ha |
himavantaṃ sa gatvāna tiryagūrdhvamadhastathā || 55 ||
But a great physician taking compassion on the blind man, goes to the Himalaya, where (seeking) across, up and down,
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 (5.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Jatyandha, Mah, Maha, Mahi, Yah, Karunya, Samniveshya, Han, Himavat, Himavanta, Ana, Tiryak, Urdhvam, Urdhva, Adhah, Adhas, Tatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.55). 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: “jātyandhe tu mahāvaidyaḥ kāruṇyaṃ saṃniveśya ha ”
- jātyandhe -
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jātyandha (noun, masculine)[locative single]jātyandha (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]jātyandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- mahāvai -
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mah (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]maha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]mahi (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active first dual]
- aid -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kāruṇyam -
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kāruṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kāruṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kāruṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- saṃniveśya -
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saṃniveśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃniveśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “himavantaṃ sa gatvāna tiryagūrdhvamadhastathā ”
- himavantam -
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himavat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]himavanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]himavanta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- gatvā -
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√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]√gam -> gatvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gam]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiryag -
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tiryak (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- ūrdhvam -
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ūrdhvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ūrdhva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ūrdhva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ūrdhvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adhas -
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adhaḥ (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]adhaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.55
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)