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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 4.49
सुदुष्करं कुर्वति लोकनाथो उपायकौशल्य प्रकाशयन्तः ।
हीनाधिमुक्तान् दमयन्तु पुत्रान् दमेत्व च ज्ञानमिदं ददाति ॥ ४९ ॥
suduṣkaraṃ kurvati lokanātho upāyakauśalya prakāśayantaḥ |
hīnādhimuktān damayantu putrān dametva ca jñānamidaṃ dadāti || 49 ||
It is a very difficult task which the Lord of the world is performing, (a task) in which he displays his skilfulness, when he tames his sons of low disposition and thereupon imparts to them his knowledge.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sudushkara, Kurvat, Kurvati, Lokanatha, Upayakaushalya, Prakasha, Yat, Yantri, Hina, Adhimukta, Putra, Dama, Itvan, Jnana, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.49). 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: “suduṣkaraṃ kurvati lokanātho upāyakauśalya prakāśayantaḥ ”
- suduṣkaram -
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suduṣkara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]suduṣkara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]suduṣkarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kurvati -
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kurvat (noun, masculine)[locative single]kurvat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ -> kurvatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
- lokanātho -
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lokanātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lokanātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]lokanāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upāyakauśalya -
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upāyakauśalya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakāśa -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yantaḥ -
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yat (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yantṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb]
- Line 2: “hīnādhimuktān damayantu putrān dametva ca jñānamidaṃ dadāti ”
- hīnā -
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hīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]hīnā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√hā -> hīna (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīna (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √hā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √hā class 3 verb]√hā -> hīnā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √hā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √hā class 3 verb]
- adhimuktān -
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adhimukta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- damayantu -
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√dam (verb class 0)[imperative active third plural]
- putrān -
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putra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- dame -
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dama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]dama (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]damā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- itva -
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itvan (noun, masculine)[compound]itvan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- dadāti -
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dadāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[present active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.49
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)