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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 9.8
अयं ममा राहुल ज्येष्ठपुत्रो यो औरसो आसि कुमारभावे ।
बोधिं पि प्राप्तस्य ममैष पुत्रो धर्मस्य दायाद्यधरो महर्षिः ॥ ८ ॥
ayaṃ mamā rāhula jyeṣṭhaputro yo auraso āsi kumārabhāve |
bodhiṃ pi prāptasya mamaiṣa putro dharmasya dāyādyadharo maharṣiḥ || 8 ||
Rahula here, my own eldest son, who was born to me when I was a prince royal, he, my son, after my reaching enlightenment, is a great Seer, an heir to the law.
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 (9.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aya, Idam, Mama, Rahula, Jyeshthaputra, Kumara, Bhava, Bodhi, Prapta, Asmad, Aisha, Putra, Dharma, Dayadya, Dhara, Maharshi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.8). 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: “ayaṃ mamā rāhula jyeṣṭhaputro yo auraso āsi kumārabhāve ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mamā* -
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mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- rāhula -
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rāhula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jyeṣṭhaputro* -
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jyeṣṭhaputra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- auraso -
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- āsi -
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√ās (verb class 2)[imperfect middle first single]
- kumāra -
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kumāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kumāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāve -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “bodhiṃ pi prāptasya mamaiṣa putro dharmasya dāyādyadharo maharṣiḥ ”
- bodhim -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse pi*pr
- prāptasya -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- mamai -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- aiṣa -
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aiṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- putro* -
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putra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- dāyādya -
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dāyādya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharo* -
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dhara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- maharṣiḥ -
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maharṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.8
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)