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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 4.56
हस्तेहि पादेहि शिरेण चापि प्रतिप्रियं दुष्करकं हि कर्तुम् ।
शिरेण अंसेन च यो धरेत परिपूर्णकल्पान् यथ गङ्गवालिकाः ॥ ५६ ॥
hastehi pādehi śireṇa cāpi pratipriyaṃ duṣkarakaṃ hi kartum |
śireṇa aṃsena ca yo dhareta paripūrṇakalpān yatha gaṅgavālikāḥ || 56 ||
It would be difficult to offer resistance with hands, feet, head, shoulder, or breast, (even were one to try) during as many complete Aeons as there are grains of sand in the Ganges.
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 (4.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hasta, Pada, Shira, Capin, Capi, Pratipriya, Dushkara, Kah, Kartu, Amsa, Yah, Paripurna, Kalpa, Yat, Yad, Han, Ganga, Valika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.56). 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: “hastehi pādehi śireṇa cāpi pratipriyaṃ duṣkarakaṃ hi kartum ”
- haste -
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hasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]hasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]hastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- pāde -
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pāda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- śireṇa -
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śira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pratipriyam -
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pratipriya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratipriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratipriyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- duṣkara -
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duṣkara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]duṣkara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- kartum -
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√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kartum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kṛ]kartu (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kartu (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śireṇa aṃsena ca yo dhareta paripūrṇakalpān yatha gaṅgavālikāḥ ”
- śireṇa -
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śira (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṃsena -
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aṃsa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dhareta -
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√dhṛ (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- paripūrṇa -
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paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpān -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṅga -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vālikāḥ -
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vālika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vālikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.56
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)