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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 2.23
बोधिमण्डं च कीर्तेसि पृच्छकस्ते न विद्यते ।
संधाभाष्यं च कीर्तेसि न च त्वां कश्चि पृच्छति ॥ २३ ॥
bodhimaṇḍaṃ ca kīrtesi pṛcchakaste na vidyate |
saṃdhābhāṣyaṃ ca kīrtesi na ca tvāṃ kaści pṛcchati || 23 ||
And thou mentionest the terrace of enlightenment without any one asking thee: thou mentionest the mystery, although no one asks thee.
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 (2.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bodhimanda, Kirti, Pricchaka, Tad, Yushmad, Sandhabhashya, Tva, Pricchat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.23). 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: “bodhimaṇḍaṃ ca kīrtesi pṛcchakaste na vidyate ”
- bodhimaṇḍam -
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bodhimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrte -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- pṛcchakas -
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pṛcchaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “saṃdhābhāṣyaṃ ca kīrtesi na ca tvāṃ kaści pṛcchati ”
- sandhābhāṣyam -
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sandhābhāṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kīrte -
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kīrti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]kīrti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- si -
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si (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse kaści*pṛ
- pṛcchati -
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√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]√praś -> pṛcchat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √praś class 6 verb]pṛcchat (noun, masculine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, feminine)[locative single]pṛcchat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√praś (verb class 6)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.23
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)