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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 3.96
एवं प्रजानाहि त्वमद्य तिष्य नास्तीह यानं द्वितियं कहिंचित् ।
दिशो दशा सर्व गवेषयित्वा स्थापेत्वुपायं पुरुषोत्तमानाम् ॥ ९६ ॥
evaṃ prajānāhi tvamadya tiṣya nāstīha yānaṃ dvitiyaṃ kahiṃcit |
diśo daśā sarva gaveṣayitvā sthāpetvupāyaṃ puruṣottamānām || 96 ||
Know then, Tishya, that there is no second vehicle in this world anywhere to be found, in whatever direction thou shalt search, apart from the device (shown) by the most high among men.
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 (3.96). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Evam, Eva, Prajana, Ahi, Tva, Yushmad, Adya, Tishya, Nasti, Iha, Yana, Dvitiya, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Dasha, Dashan, Sarva, Purushottama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.96). 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: “evaṃ prajānāhi tvamadya tiṣya nāstīha yānaṃ dvitiyaṃ kahiṃcit ”
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prajānā -
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prajānā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tiṣya -
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tiṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tiṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāstī -
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nāsti (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yānam -
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yāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]yāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]yānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- dvitiyam -
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dvitiya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitiya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse kahiñcit
- Line 2: “diśo daśā sarva gaveṣayitvā sthāpetvupāyaṃ puruṣottamānām ”
- diśo* -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]diśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daśā -
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daśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]daśan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sarva -
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sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- gaveṣayitvā -
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√gaveṣ -> gaveṣayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √gaveṣ]
- Cannot analyse sthāpetvupāyam*pu
- puruṣottamānām -
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puruṣottama (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.96
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)