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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 10.24
मैत्रीबलं च लयनं क्षान्तिसौरत्य चीवरम् ।
शून्यता चासनं मह्यमत्र स्थित्वा हि देशयेत् ॥ २४ ॥
maitrībalaṃ ca layanaṃ kṣāntisauratya cīvaram |
śūnyatā cāsanaṃ mahyamatra sthitvā hi deśayet || 24 ||
The strength of charity (or kindness) is my abode; the apparel of forbearence is my robe; and voidness (or complete abstraction) is my seat; let (the preacher) take his stand on this and preach.
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 (10.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Maitribala, Layana, Kshanti, Sauratya, Civara, Shunyata, Asana, Mahya, Asmad, Atra, Sthitva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.24). 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: “maitrībalaṃ ca layanaṃ kṣāntisauratya cīvaram ”
- maitrībalam -
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maitrībala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- layanam -
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layana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- kṣānti -
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kṣānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṣāntī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]kṣāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]kṣāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sauratya -
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sauratya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cīvaram -
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cīvara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cīvara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “śūnyatā cāsanaṃ mahyamatra sthitvā hi deśayet ”
- śūnyatā -
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śūnyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asanam -
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asana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√san (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitvā -
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sthitvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√sthā -> sthitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √sthā]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- deśayet -
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√diś (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.24
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)