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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 1.52
किमर्थमेषः सुगतेन अद्य प्रभास एतादृशको विमुक्तः ।
अहो प्रभावः पुरुषर्षभस्य अहो ऽस्य ज्ञानं विपुलं विशुद्धम् ॥ ५२ ॥
kimarthameṣaḥ sugatena adya prabhāsa etādṛśako vimuktaḥ |
aho prabhāvaḥ puruṣarṣabhasya aho 'sya jñānaṃ vipulaṃ viśuddham || 52 ||
Why is it that the Sugata has now emitted such a light? O how great is the power of the Leader of men! O how extensive and holy is his knowledge!
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 (1.52). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kimartha, Esha, Sugata, Adya, Prabhasa, Etadrisha, Kah, Vimukta, Ahu, Prabhava, Purusharshabha, Ahan, Idam, Jnana, Vipula, Vishuddha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.52). 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: “kimarthameṣaḥ sugatena adya prabhāsa etādṛśako vimuktaḥ ”
- kimartham -
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kimartha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kimartha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kimarthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eṣaḥ -
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eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sugatena -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sugata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhāsa* -
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prabhāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- etādṛśa -
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etādṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]etādṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vimuktaḥ -
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vimukta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “aho prabhāvaḥ puruṣarṣabhasya aho 'sya jñānaṃ vipulaṃ viśuddham ”
- aho -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- prabhāvaḥ -
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prabhāva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- puruṣarṣabhasya -
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puruṣarṣabha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- aho' -
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ahan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahar (noun, neuter)[adverb]ahu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√has (verb class 1)[aorist active second single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vipulam -
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vipula (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vipula (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vipulā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- viśuddham -
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viśuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.52
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)