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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 5.1
धर्मराजा अहं लोके उत्पन्नो भवमर्दनः ।
धर्मं भाषामि सत्त्वानामधिमुक्तिं विजानिय ॥ १ ॥
dharmarājā ahaṃ loke utpanno bhavamardanaḥ |
dharmaṃ bhāṣāmi sattvānāmadhimuktiṃ vijāniya || 1 ||
I am the Dharmaraga, born in the world as the destroyer of existence. I declare the law to all beings after discriminating their dispositions.
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 (5.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dharmaraja, Aha, Asmad, Loka, Utpanna, Bhava, Ardana, Dharma, Bhasha, Amin, Sattva, Adhimukti, Vija,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.1). 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: “dharmarājā ahaṃ loke utpanno bhavamardanaḥ ”
- dharmarājā* -
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dharmarāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- utpanno* -
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utpanna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavam -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhavā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ardanaḥ -
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ardana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dharmaṃ bhāṣāmi sattvānāmadhimuktiṃ vijāniya ”
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhāṣā -
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bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sattvānām -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sattva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- adhimuktim -
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adhimukti (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- vijān -
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vija (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.1
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)