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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 3.26
वैदूर्यसंस्तीर्ण तथैव भूमिः सुवर्णसूत्रप्रतिमण्डिता च ।
रत्नामयैर्वृक्षशतैरुपेता सुदर्शनीयैः फलपुष्पमण्डितैः ॥ २६ ॥
vaidūryasaṃstīrṇa tathaiva bhūmiḥ suvarṇasūtrapratimaṇḍitā ca |
ratnāmayairvṛkṣaśatairupetā sudarśanīyaiḥ phalapuṣpamaṇḍitaiḥ || 26 ||
And its ground will consist of lapis lazuli, and be set off with gold threads; it will have hundreds of jewel trees, very beautiful, and covered with blossoms and fruits.
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 (3.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaidurya, Samstirna, Tatha, Bhumi, Suvarnasutra, Pratimandita, Ratna, Aya, Vrikshasha, Tad, Upetri, Upeta, Sudarshaniya, Phalapushpa, Mandita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.26). 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: “vaidūryasaṃstīrṇa tathaiva bhūmiḥ suvarṇasūtrapratimaṇḍitā ca ”
- vaidūrya -
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vaidūrya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vaidūrya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃstīrṇa -
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saṃstīrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃstīrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhūmiḥ -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- suvarṇasūtra -
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suvarṇasūtra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pratimaṇḍitā -
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pratimaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ratnāmayairvṛkṣaśatairupetā sudarśanīyaiḥ phalapuṣpamaṇḍitaiḥ ”
- ratnām -
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ratnā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayair -
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aya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- vṛkṣaśa -
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vṛkṣaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tair -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- upetā -
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upetṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]upetā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sudarśanīyaiḥ -
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sudarśanīya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sudarśanīya (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- phalapuṣpa -
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phalapuṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]phalapuṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maṇḍitaiḥ -
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maṇḍita (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]maṇḍita (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, masculine)[instrumental plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √maṇḍ]√maṇḍ -> maṇḍita (participle, neuter)[instrumental plural from √maṇḍ class 1 verb], [instrumental plural from √maṇḍ]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.26
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)