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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 1.50
आश्चर्यप्राप्ताः स्म निमित्त दृष्ट्वा इममीदृशं चाद्भुतमप्रमेयम् ।
वदस्व मञ्जुस्वर एतमर्थं कौतूहलं ह्यपनय बुद्धपुत्र ॥ ५० ॥
āścaryaprāptāḥ sma nimitta dṛṣṭvā imamīdṛśaṃ cādbhutamaprameyam |
vadasva mañjusvara etamarthaṃ kautūhalaṃ hyapanaya buddhaputra || 50 ||
We are astonished at seeing this sign and this wonder, so great, so incomprehensible. Explain me the matter, O Manjusvara! the sons of Buddha are anxious to know it.
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 (1.50). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ashcaryaprapta, Sma, Nimitta, Idam, Idrish, Idrisha, Bhuta, Aprameya, Manjusvara, Eta, Esha, Artha, Kautuhala, Apanaya, Buddha, Putra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.50). 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: “āścaryaprāptāḥ sma nimitta dṛṣṭvā imamīdṛśaṃ cādbhutamaprameyam ”
- āścaryaprāptāḥ -
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āścaryaprāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sma -
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sma (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sman (noun, masculine)[compound]
- nimitta -
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nimitta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- imam -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īdṛśam -
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īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īdṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īdṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īdṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- cād -
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ca (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ca (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- bhutam -
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bhuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- aprameyam -
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aprameya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]aprameya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aprameyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “vadasva mañjusvara etamarthaṃ kautūhalaṃ hyapanaya buddhaputra ”
- vadasva -
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√vad (verb class 1)[imperative middle second single]
- mañjusvara* -
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mañjusvara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etam -
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eta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etā (noun, feminine)[adverb]eṣa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- artham -
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artha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]artha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kautūhalam -
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kautūhala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- apanaya -
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apanaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddha -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]buddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putra -
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putra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]putra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.50
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)