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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 5.59
एवं सत्त्वा महाज्ञाना जात्यन्धाः संसरन्ति हि ।
प्रतीत्योत्पादचक्रस्य अज्ञानाद्दुःखवर्त्मनः ॥ ५९ ॥
evaṃ sattvā mahājñānā jātyandhāḥ saṃsaranti hi |
pratītyotpādacakrasya ajñānādduḥkhavartmanaḥ || 59 ||
In the same way do people of great ignorance, blind from their birth, move in the turmoil of the world, because they do not know the wheel of causes and effects, the path of toils.
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 (5.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Sattva, Mahajnana, Jatyandha, Sarat, Saranti, Pratityotpada, Cakra, Ajnanat, Ajnana, Duhkha, Vartman,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.59). 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: “evaṃ sattvā mahājñānā jātyandhāḥ saṃsaranti hi ”
- 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]
- sattvā* -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- mahājñānā* -
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mahājñāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mahājñānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jātyandhāḥ -
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jātyandha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jātyandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sam (Preverb)[Preverb]
- saranti -
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sarat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sṛ -> sarat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ -> sarantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sṛ class 1 verb]√sṛ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- Line 2: “pratītyotpādacakrasya ajñānādduḥkhavartmanaḥ ”
- pratītyotpāda -
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pratītyotpāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pratītyotpāda (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakrasya -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[genitive single]cakra (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ajñānād -
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ajñānāt (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ajñāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ajñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- duḥkha -
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duḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vartmanaḥ -
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vartman (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.59
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)