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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 5.38
इयं सदा लोकहिताय धर्मता तर्पेति धर्मेणिमु सर्वलोकम् ।
संतर्पितश्चाप्यथ सर्वलोकः प्रमुञ्चते ओषधि पुष्पकाणि ॥ ३८ ॥
iyaṃ sadā lokahitāya dharmatā tarpeti dharmeṇimu sarvalokam |
saṃtarpitaścāpyatha sarvalokaḥ pramuñcate oṣadhi puṣpakāṇi || 38 ||
So it is the very nature of the law to promote the everlasting weal of the world; by the law the whole world is recreated, and as the plants (when refreshed) expand their blossoms, the world does the same when refreshed.
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 (5.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Iyam, Idam, Sada, Lokahita, Dharmata, Iti, Sarvaloka, Santarpita, Capin, Capya, Capi, Atha, Pramunca, Tad, Yushmad, Oshadhi, Pushpaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.38). 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: “iyaṃ sadā lokahitāya dharmatā tarpeti dharmeṇimu sarvalokam ”
- iyam -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]ī (noun, masculine)[accusative single]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sadā* -
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sada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- lokahitāya -
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lokahita (noun, masculine)[dative single]lokahita (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- dharmatā -
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dharmatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- tarpe -
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√tṛp (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- Cannot analyse dharmeṇimu*sa
- sarvalokam -
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sarvaloka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “saṃtarpitaścāpyatha sarvalokaḥ pramuñcate oṣadhi puṣpakāṇi ”
- santarpitaś -
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santarpita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cāpya -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[compound from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (absolutive)[absolutive from √ci]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√ci -> cāpya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ci]√ci -> cāpya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ci]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sarvalokaḥ -
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sarvaloka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pramuñca -
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pramuñca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramuñca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- oṣadhi -
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oṣadhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]oṣadhī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- puṣpakāṇi -
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puṣpaka (noun, neuter)[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 5.38
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)