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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 2.29
ममापि संशयो ह्यत्र स्वके स्थाने नरोत्तम ।
किं निष्ठा मम निर्वाणे अथ चर्या मि दर्शिता ॥ २९ ॥
mamāpi saṃśayo hyatra svake sthāne narottama |
kiṃ niṣṭhā mama nirvāṇe atha caryā mi darśitā || 29 ||
Myself have reached the perfection (of virtue), have been taught by the supreme Sage; still, O highest of men! even in my position I feel some doubt whether the course (of duty) shown to me shall receive its final sanction by Nirvana.
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 (2.29). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Asmad, Mama, Api, Samshaya, Atra, Svaka, Sthane, Sthana, Narottama, Kim, Nishtha, Nirvana, Nirvani, Atha, Darshita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.29). 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: “mamāpi saṃśayo hyatra svake sthāne narottama ”
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- saṃśayo* -
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saṃśaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svake -
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svaka (noun, masculine)[locative single]svaka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]svakā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sthāne -
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sthāne (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- narottama -
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narottama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “kiṃ niṣṭhā mama nirvāṇe atha caryā mi darśitā ”
- kim -
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kim (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kim (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- niṣṭhā* -
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niṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]niṣṭhā (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [nominative plural], [vocative single], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- nirvāṇe -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirvāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nirvāṇi (noun, masculine)[vocative single]nirvāṇi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- caryā* -
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- Cannot analyse mi*da
- darśitā -
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darśitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> darśitā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √dṛś]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.29
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)