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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 4.57
खाद्यं ददेद्भोजनवस्त्रपानं शयनासनं चो विमलोत्तरच्छदम् ।
विहार कारापयि चन्दनामयान् संस्तीर्य चो दूष्ययुगेहि दद्यात् ॥ ५७ ॥
khādyaṃ dadedbhojanavastrapānaṃ śayanāsanaṃ co vimalottaracchadam |
vihāra kārāpayi candanāmayān saṃstīrya co dūṣyayugehi dadyāt || 57 ||
One may charitably give food, soft and solid, clothing, drink, a place for sleeping and sitting, with clean coverlets; one may build monasteries of sandal-wood, and after furnishing them with double pieces of fine white muslin, present them;
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 (4.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Khadya, Bhojana, Vastrapa, Shayanasana, Vimala, Uttaracchada, Vihara, Candana, Aya, Samstir, Dushi, Dushin, Dushya, Duvas, Ayuga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.57). 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: “khādyaṃ dadedbhojanavastrapānaṃ śayanāsanaṃ co vimalottaracchadam ”
- khādyam -
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khādya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]khādya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√khād -> khādya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khād -> khādya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]√khad -> khādya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √khad class 6 verb]√khad -> khādya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √khad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √khad class 6 verb]
- daded -
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√dā (verb class 1)[optative active third single]√dad (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- bhojana -
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bhojana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhojana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vastrapān -
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vastrapa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śayanāsanam -
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śayanāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- co* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vimalo -
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vimala (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vimala (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]vimalā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uttaracchadam -
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uttaracchada (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “vihāra kārāpayi candanāmayān saṃstīrya co dūṣyayugehi dadyāt ”
- vihāra -
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vihāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse kārāpayi*ca
- candanām -
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candanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ayān -
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aya (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√yā (verb class 2)[imperfect active third plural]
- saṃstīr -
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saṃstir (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- rya -
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- co* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dūṣya -
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dūṣi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dūṣi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dūṣi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dūṣī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dūṣin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]dūṣin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dūṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dūṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)[compound from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)[compound from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √duṣ]duvas (noun, masculine)[locative single]duvas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √duṣ]√duṣ -> dūṣya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √duṣ]
- ayuge -
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ayuga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]ayuga (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]ayugā (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]
- dadyāt -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.57
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)