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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 2.126
ततः प्रवृत्तं मम धर्मचक्रं निर्वाणशब्दश्च अभूषि लोके ।
अर्हन्तशब्दस्तथ धर्मशब्दः संघस्य शब्दश्च अभूषि तत्र ॥ १२६ ॥
tataḥ pravṛttaṃ mama dharmacakraṃ nirvāṇaśabdaśca abhūṣi loke |
arhantaśabdastatha dharmaśabdaḥ saṃghasya śabdaśca abhūṣi tatra || 126 ||
From that moment the wheel of my law has been moving, and the name of Nirvana made its appearance in the world, as well as the name of Arhat, of Dharma, and Sangha.
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 (2.126). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatah, Tad, Tata, Pravritta, Asmad, Dharmacakra, Nirvana, Shabda, Abhu, Ush, Loka, Arhanta, Tatha, Dharmashabda, Sangha, Tatra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.126). 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: “tataḥ pravṛttaṃ mama dharmacakraṃ nirvāṇaśabdaśca abhūṣi loke ”
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- pravṛttam -
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pravṛtta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pravṛtta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pravṛttā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- dharmacakram -
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dharmacakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharmacakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nirvāṇa -
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nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śabdaś -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uṣi -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “arhantaśabdastatha dharmaśabdaḥ saṃghasya śabdaśca abhūṣi tatra ”
- arhanta -
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arhanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arhanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śabdas -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tatha -
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tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmaśabdaḥ -
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dharmaśabda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- saṅghasya -
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saṅgha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]saṅgha (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śabdaś -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
- uṣi -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.126
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)