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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 7.51
दिव्याः कायाश्च हीयन्ते च्युता गच्छन्ति दुर्गतिम् ।
अश्रुत्वा धर्म बुद्धानां गत्येषां भोति पापिका ॥ ५१ ॥
divyāḥ kāyāśca hīyante cyutā gacchanti durgatim |
aśrutvā dharma buddhānāṃ gatyeṣāṃ bhoti pāpikā || 51 ||
The heavenly bodies were on the wane; after their disappearance they entered upon evil ways; their course became wrong because they did not hear the law of the Buddhas.
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 (7.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Divi, Divya, Kaya, Cyuta, Gacchat, Durgati, Ashru, Tva, Dharma, Dharman, Buddha, Gat, Gati, Idam, Bha, Bhu, Papika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.51). 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: “divyāḥ kāyāśca hīyante cyutā gacchanti durgatim ”
- divyāḥ -
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divī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]divya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]divyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kāyāś -
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kāya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kāyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hīyante -
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√hā (verb class 1)[present passive third plural]√hā (verb class 3)[present passive third plural]√hi (verb class 5)[present passive third plural]
- cyutā* -
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cyuta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cyutā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- gacchanti -
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gacchat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√gam (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- durgatim -
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durgati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]durgati (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “aśrutvā dharma buddhānāṃ gatyeṣāṃ bhoti pāpikā ”
- aśru -
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aśru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tvā* -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- buddhānām -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]buddha (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]buddhā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- gatye -
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gati (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]gatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]gat (noun, masculine)[locative single]gat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- pāpikā -
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pāpikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.51
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)