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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 1.85
भिक्षुश्च तत्रा तथ भिक्षुणीयो ये प्रस्थिता उत्तममग्रबोधिम् ।
अनल्पकास्ते यथ गङ्गबालिका अभियुक्त तस्यो सुगतस्य शासने ॥ ८५ ॥
bhikṣuśca tatrā tatha bhikṣuṇīyo ye prasthitā uttamamagrabodhim |
analpakāste yatha gaṅgabālikā abhiyukta tasyo sugatasya śāsane || 85 ||
The monks and nuns at the time being, who strove after supreme, highest enlightenment, numerous as sand of the Ganges, applied themselves to the commandment of the Sugata.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhikshu, Tatha, Bhikshuni, Yah, Yat, Prasthita, Uttamam, Uttama, Agrabodhi, Analpa, Kasta, Yad, Han, Ganga, Balika, Abhiyukta, Sugata, Shasana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.85). 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: “bhikṣuśca tatrā tatha bhikṣuṇīyo ye prasthitā uttamamagrabodhim ”
- bhikṣuś -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tatrā -
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- tatha -
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tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhikṣuṇī -
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bhikṣuṇī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhikṣu (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- iyo* -
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ī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]ī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- prasthitā* -
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prasthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prasthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- uttamam -
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uttamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]uttama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]uttama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]uttamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- agrabodhim -
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agrabodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “analpakāste yatha gaṅgabālikā abhiyukta tasyo sugatasya śāsane ”
- analpa -
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analpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]analpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāste -
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√kās -> kāsta (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kās class 1 verb]√kās -> kāsta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √kās class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kās class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kās class 1 verb], [locative single from √kās class 1 verb]√kās -> kāstā (participle, feminine)[nominative dual from √kās class 1 verb], [vocative single from √kās class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √kās class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √kās class 1 verb]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṅga -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bālikā* -
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bālikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]bālika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- abhiyukta -
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abhiyukta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]abhiyukta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasyo -
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- sugatasya -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[genitive single]sugata (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śāsane -
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śāsana (noun, masculine)[locative single]śāsana (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]śāsanā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.85
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)