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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 2.59
यथा ह्यहं चित्रितु लक्षणेहि प्रभासयन्तो इमु सर्वलोकम् ।
पुरस्कृतः प्राणिशतैरनेकैर्देशेमिमां धर्मस्वभावमुद्राम् ॥ ५९ ॥
yathā hyahaṃ citritu lakṣaṇehi prabhāsayanto imu sarvalokam |
puraskṛtaḥ prāṇiśatairanekairdeśemimāṃ dharmasvabhāvamudrām || 59 ||
When, splendidly marked with (the thirty-two) characteristics, I am illuminating this whole world, and, worshipped by many hundreds of beings, I show the (unmistakable) stamp of the nature of the law;
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 (2.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Aha, Asmad, Citrin, Citri, Lakshana, Prabhasa, Sarvaloka, Puraskrita, Pra, Pran, Pranin, Shata, Aneka, Desha, Dharmasvabhava, Udra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.59). 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: “yathā hyahaṃ citritu lakṣaṇehi prabhāsayanto imu sarvalokam ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hya -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- citri -
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citrin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]citrin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]citrī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]citrī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]citrī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lakṣaṇe -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]lakṣaṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- prabhāsa -
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prabhāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prabhāsa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanto -
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- Cannot analyse imu*sa
- sarvalokam -
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sarvaloka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “puraskṛtaḥ prāṇiśatairanekairdeśemimāṃ dharmasvabhāvamudrām ”
- puraskṛtaḥ -
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puraskṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prāṇi -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]prāṇ (noun, masculine)[locative single]prāṇ (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]√prā (verb class 2)[imperative active first single]
- śatair -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- anekair -
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aneka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aneka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- deśe -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mimā -
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√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dharmasvabhāvam -
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dharmasvabhāva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharmasvabhāva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- udrā -
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udra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.59
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)