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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 14.8
एकैकस्य च लोकेन्द्र बोधिसत्त्वस्य विज्ञिनः ।
अप्रमेयः परिवारो यथा गङ्गाय वालिकाः ॥ ८ ॥
ekaikasya ca lokendra bodhisattvasya vijñinaḥ |
aprameyaḥ parivāro yathā gaṅgāya vālikāḥ || 8 ||
And each of those Bodhisattvas, O Lord of the world, has an immense train, like the sands of the Ganges.
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 (14.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ekaika, Lokendra, Bodhisattva, Aprameya, Parivara, Yatha, Ganga, Valika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.8). 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: “ekaikasya ca lokendra bodhisattvasya vijñinaḥ ”
- ekaikasya -
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ekaika (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ekaika (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lokendra -
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lokendra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bodhisattvasya -
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bodhisattva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- Cannot analyse vijñinaḥ
- Line 2: “aprameyaḥ parivāro yathā gaṅgāya vālikāḥ ”
- aprameyaḥ -
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aprameya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- parivāro* -
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parivāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- gaṅgāya -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- vālikāḥ -
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vālika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vālikā (noun, feminine)[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 14.8
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)