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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 3.92
तच्चा वरिष्ठं सुमनोरमं च विशिष्टरूपं चिह सर्वलोके ।
बुद्धान ज्ञानं द्विपदोत्तमानामुदाररूपं तथ वन्दनीयम् ॥ ९२ ॥
taccā variṣṭhaṃ sumanoramaṃ ca viśiṣṭarūpaṃ ciha sarvaloke |
buddhāna jñānaṃ dvipadottamānāmudārarūpaṃ tatha vandanīyam || 92 ||
It is most excellent and sweet, the most exalted in the world, that knowledge of the Buddhas, the most high among men; it is something sublime and adorable.
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 (3.92). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tat, Tad, Varishtha, Sumanorama, Vishishtarupa, Sarvaloka, Buddha, Jnana, Dvipadottama, Udara, Rupa, Tatha, Vandaniya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.92). 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: “taccā variṣṭhaṃ sumanoramaṃ ca viśiṣṭarūpaṃ ciha sarvaloke ”
- tac -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- cā* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- variṣṭham -
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variṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]variṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]variṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sumanoramam -
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sumanorama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sumanorama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sumanoramā (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]
- viśiṣṭarūpam -
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viśiṣṭarūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśiṣṭarūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse ciha*sa
- sarvaloke -
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sarvaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “buddhāna jñānaṃ dvipadottamānāmudārarūpaṃ tatha vandanīyam ”
- buddhān -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvipadottamānām -
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dvipadottama (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]dvipadottama (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- udāra -
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udāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]udāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatha -
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tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vandanīyam -
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vandanīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vandanīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vandanīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vand -> vandanīya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]√vand -> vandanīya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vand class 1 verb], [accusative single from √vand class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.92
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)