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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 2.100
एको ऽपि सत्त्वो न कदाचि तेषां श्रुत्वान धर्मं न भवेत बुद्धः ।
प्रणिधानमेतद्धि तथागतानां चरित्व बोधाय चरापयेयम् ॥ १०० ॥
eko 'pi sattvo na kadāci teṣāṃ śrutvāna dharmaṃ na bhaveta buddhaḥ |
praṇidhānametaddhi tathāgatānāṃ caritva bodhāya carāpayeyam || 100 ||
Never has there been any being who, after hearing the law of those (leaders), shall not become Buddha; for this is the fixed vow of the Tathagatas: Let me, by accomplishing my course of duty, lead others to enlightenment.
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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 (2.100). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Eka, Api, Sattva, Tad, Ana, Dharma, Buddha, Pranidhana, Etad, Tathagata, Cari, Tva, Bodha, Cara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.100). 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: “eko 'pi sattvo na kadāci teṣāṃ śrutvāna dharmaṃ na bhaveta buddhaḥ ”
- eko' -
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eka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- sattvo* -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse kadāci*te
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhaveta -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- buddhaḥ -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “praṇidhānametaddhi tathāgatānāṃ caritva bodhāya carāpayeyam ”
- praṇidhānam -
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praṇidhāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- etaddh -
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etad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]etad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- tathāgatānām -
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tathāgata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]tathāgata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tathāgatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- cari -
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cari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]carī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tva -
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tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bodhāya -
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bodha (noun, masculine)[dative single]bodha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- carā -
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cara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]carā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√car (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- āpayeyam -
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√āp (verb class 0)[optative active first single]√i (verb class 0)[optative active first single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.100
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)