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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 7.49
शून्या अचिन्तियाः कल्पा अतीताः पूर्वि ये अभू ।
अदर्शनाज्जिनेन्द्राणां अन्धा आसीद्दिशो दश ॥ ४९ ॥
śūnyā acintiyāḥ kalpā atītāḥ pūrvi ye abhū |
adarśanājjinendrāṇāṃ andhā āsīddiśo daśa || 49 ||
An inconceivable number of Aeons now past were void, and all quarters wrapt in darkness, as the chief Ginas did not appear.
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 (7.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Shunya, Acit, Kalpa, Atita, Purvi, Purvin, Yah, Yat, Andha, Dishas, Dish, Disha, Dasha, Dashan,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.49). 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: “śūnyā acintiyāḥ kalpā atītāḥ pūrvi ye abhū ”
- śūnyā* -
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śūnya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]śūnyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- acinti -
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acit (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yāḥ -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- kalpā* -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalpā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- atītāḥ -
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atīta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]atītā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pūrvi -
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pūrvī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]pūrvin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pūrvin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- abhū -
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abhū (noun, masculine)[compound]
- Line 2: “adarśanājjinendrāṇāṃ andhā āsīddiśo daśa ”
- Cannot analyse adarśanājjinendrāṇām*an
- andhā* -
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andha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]andhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- āsīd -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- diśo* -
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diśas (noun, feminine)[compound], [vocative single]diś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]diśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- daśa -
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daśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]daśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]daśan (noun, masculine)[compound]daśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√daṃś (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.49
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)