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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 7.97
यन्नूनहं ऋद्धिबलेन वाद्य नगरं महन्तं अभिनिर्मिणेयम् ।
प्रतिमण्डितं वेश्मसहस्रकोटिभिर्विहारौद्यानुपशोभितं च ॥ ९७ ॥
yannūnahaṃ ṛddhibalena vādya nagaraṃ mahantaṃ abhinirmiṇeyam |
pratimaṇḍitaṃ veśmasahasrakoṭibhirvihāraudyānupaśobhitaṃ ca || 97 ||
Therefore let me by dint of magic power now produce a great city adorned with thousands of kotis of buildings and embellished by monasteries and parks.
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 (7.97). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yat, Una, Ham, Riddhibala, Vadya, Nagara, Mahanta, Pratimandita, Veshman, Sahasrakoti, Vihara, Odya, Upashobhita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.97). 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: “yannūnahaṃ ṛddhibalena vādya nagaraṃ mahantaṃ abhinirmiṇeyam ”
- yann -
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yat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]√i -> yat (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
- ūna -
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ūna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ūna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ham -
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ham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hā (noun, feminine)[adverb]han (noun, neuter)[adverb]
- ṛddhibalena -
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ṛddhibala (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ṛddhibala (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- vādya -
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vādya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)[compound from √vad]√vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)[compound from √vad]√vad -> vādya (absolutive)[absolutive from √vad]√vad -> vādya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]√vad -> vādya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vad]
- nagaram -
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nagaram (adverb)[adverb]nagara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nagara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- mahantam -
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mahanta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse abhinirmiṇeyam
- Line 2: “pratimaṇḍitaṃ veśmasahasrakoṭibhirvihāraudyānupaśobhitaṃ ca ”
- pratimaṇḍitam -
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pratimaṇḍita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pratimaṇḍita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pratimaṇḍitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- veśma -
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veśman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sahasrakoṭibhir -
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sahasrakoṭī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sahasrakoṭi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sahasrakoṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]sahasrakoṭi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- vihārau -
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vihāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- odyān -
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√ud -> odya (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √ud class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √ud class 7 verb]
- upaśobhitam -
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upaśobhita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]upaśobhita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]upaśobhitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.97
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)