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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 1.58
सद्धर्म देशेति प्रजान नायको विनेति सत्त्वान अनन्तकोट्यः ।
समादपेती बहुबोधिसत्त्वानचिन्तियानुत्तमि बुद्धज्ञाने ॥ ५८ ॥
saddharma deśeti prajāna nāyako vineti sattvāna anantakoṭyaḥ |
samādapetī bahubodhisattvānacintiyānuttami buddhajñāne || 58 ||
He preached the true law, he, the leader of creatures; he educated an infinite number of kotis of beings, and roused inconceivably many Bodhisattvas to acquiring supreme Buddha-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 (1.58). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Saddharma, Desha, Iti, Praja, Nayaka, Vina, Sattva, Anantaka, Ush, Yah, Sama, Buddhajnana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.58). 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: “saddharma deśeti prajāna nāyako vineti sattvāna anantakoṭyaḥ ”
- saddharma -
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saddharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- deśe -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- prajān -
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praja (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāyako* -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vine -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vina (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- sattvān -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- anantako -
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anantaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anantaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]anantakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “samādapetī bahubodhisattvānacintiyānuttami buddhajñāne ”
- samād -
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sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- apet -
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√pi (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]√pī (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse bahubodhisattvānacintiyānuttami*bu
- buddhajñāne -
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buddhajñāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.58
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)