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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 3.23
भविष्यसे शारिसुता तुहं पि अनागते ऽध्वानि जिनस्तथागतः ।
पद्मप्रभो नाम समन्तचक्षुर्विनेष्यसे प्राणिसहस्रकोट्यः ॥ २३ ॥
bhaviṣyase śārisutā tuhaṃ pi anāgate 'dhvāni jinastathāgataḥ |
padmaprabho nāma samantacakṣurvineṣyase prāṇisahasrakoṭyaḥ || 23 ||
Thou also, son of Sari, shalt in future be a Gina, a Tathagata named Padmaprabha, of illimited sight; thou shalt educate thousands of kotis of living beings.
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 (3.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhavishya, Ham, Anagata, Anagati, Adhva, Adhvan, Ani, Jina, Tathagata, Padmaprabha, Naman, Samanta, Cakshu, Cakshus, Vina, Pra, Pran, Pranin, Sahasrakoti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.23). 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: “bhaviṣyase śārisutā tuhaṃ pi anāgate 'dhvāni jinastathāgataḥ ”
- bhaviṣya -
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bhaviṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhaviṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- se -
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si (noun, feminine)[vocative single]sa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√as (verb class 2)[present middle second single]
- śārisutā -
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- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- Cannot analyse pi*an
- anāgate' -
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anāgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]anāgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anāgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- adhvā -
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adhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- jinas -
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ji (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tathāgataḥ -
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tathāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “padmaprabho nāma samantacakṣurvineṣyase prāṇisahasrakoṭyaḥ ”
- padmaprabho* -
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padmaprabha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nāma -
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nāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- samanta -
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samanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]samanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakṣur -
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cakṣus (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cakṣus (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cakṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kṣai (verb class 1)[perfect active third plural]
- vine -
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vinā (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]vina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vina (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]vi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]vī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]vinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣyase -
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√iṣ (verb class 6)[present passive second single]√iṣ (verb class 1)[present passive second single]√iṣ (verb class 4)[present passive second single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive second single]√iṣ (verb class 0)[present passive second 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]
- sahasrakoṭyaḥ -
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sahasrakoṭī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sahasrakoṭī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.23
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)