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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 2.60
एवं च चिन्तेम्यहु शारिपुत्र कथं नु एवं भवि सर्वसत्त्वाः ।
द्वात्रिंशतीलक्षणरूपधारिणः स्वयंप्रभा लोकविदू स्वयंभूः ॥ ६० ॥
evaṃ ca cintemyahu śāriputra kathaṃ nu evaṃ bhavi sarvasattvāḥ |
dvātriṃśatīlakṣaṇarūpadhāriṇaḥ svayaṃprabhā lokavidū svayaṃbhūḥ || 60 ||
Then, Sariputra, I think thus: How will all beings by the thirty-two characteristics mark the self-born Seer, who of his own accord sheds his lustre all over the world?
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 (2.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Cinta, Cinti, Yahu, Shariputra, Katham, Katha, Bhavin, Sarvasattva, Dvatrimshati, Lakshana, Rupadharin, Svayamprabha, Loka, Vidu, Svayambhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.60). 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: “evaṃ ca cintemyahu śāriputra kathaṃ nu evaṃ bhavi sarvasattvāḥ ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cinte -
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cinta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]cinta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]cintā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cinti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√cint (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yahu -
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yahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yahu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- śāriputra -
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śāriputra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavi -
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bhavin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bhavin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarvasattvāḥ -
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sarvasattva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “dvātriṃśatīlakṣaṇarūpadhāriṇaḥ svayaṃprabhā lokavidū svayaṃbhūḥ ”
- dvātriṃśatī -
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dvātriṃśati (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- lakṣaṇa -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lakṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpadhāriṇaḥ -
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rūpadhārin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]rūpadhārin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- svayamprabhā* -
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svayamprabha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]svayamprabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- loka -
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loka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidū -
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vidu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]vidu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- svayambhūḥ -
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svayambhū (noun, masculine)[nominative single]svayambhū (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]svayambhu (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.60
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)