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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 4.61
प्रतिपत्ति दर्शेति बहुप्रकारं सत्त्वान स्थानानि प्रजानमानः ।
नानाधिमुक्तिं च विदित्व तेषां हेतूसहस्रेहि ब्रवीति धर्मम् ॥ ६१ ॥
pratipatti darśeti bahuprakāraṃ sattvāna sthānāni prajānamānaḥ |
nānādhimuktiṃ ca viditva teṣāṃ hetūsahasrehi bravīti dharmam || 61 ||
Fully aware of the circumstances (or places) of (all) beings he indicates their duties, so multifarious, and considering the variety of their dispositions he inculcates the law with thousands of arguments.
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 (4.61). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Darsha, Iti, Bahuprakara, Sattva, Sthana, Sthanani, Ana, Nanadhimukti, Vid, Tva, Tad, Hetu, Sahasra, Dharma,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.61). 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: “pratipatti darśeti bahuprakāraṃ sattvāna sthānāni prajānamānaḥ ”
- pratipatti -
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pratipatti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- darśe -
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darśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]darśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]darśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- bahuprakāram -
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bahuprakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bahuprakāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bahuprakārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sattvān -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthānāni -
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sthānānī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]sthānānī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]sthānānī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]sthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- prajānam -
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prajānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānaḥ -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- Line 2: “nānādhimuktiṃ ca viditva teṣāṃ hetūsahasrehi bravīti dharmam ”
- nānādhimuktim -
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nānādhimukti (noun, masculine)[accusative single]nānādhimukti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidi -
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vid (noun, masculine)[locative single]vid (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tva -
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tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- hetū -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sahasre -
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sahasra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]sahasra (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- bravīti -
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√brū (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.61
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)