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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 14.44
यदासि जातो कपिलाह्वयस्मिन् शाक्याधिवासे अभिनिष्क्रमित्वा ।
प्राप्तो ऽसि बोधिं नगरे गयाह्वये कालो ऽयमल्पो ऽत्र तु लोकनाथ ॥ ४४ ॥
yadāsi jāto kapilāhvayasmin śākyādhivāse abhiniṣkramitvā |
prāpto 'si bodhiṃ nagare gayāhvaye kālo 'yamalpo 'tra tu lokanātha || 44 ||
When thou wert born in Kapilavastu, the home of the Sakyas, thou didst leave it and reach enlightenment at the town of Gaya. That is a short time ago, O Lord of the world.
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 (14.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yada, Yad, Asi, Jatu, Shaki, Shakya, Adhivasa, Prapta, Bodhi, Nagara, Gaya, Kala, Aya, Idam, Alpa, Atra, Lokanatha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.44). 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: “yadāsi jāto kapilāhvayasmin śākyādhivāse abhiniṣkramitvā ”
- yadā -
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yadā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yadā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- jāto -
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jātu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]jātu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse kapilāhvayasmin*śā
- śākyā -
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śākya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śākya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]śākī (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]śākyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śac -> śākya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śākya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √śac class 1 verb]√śac -> śākyā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śac class 1 verb]
- adhivāse -
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adhivāsa (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse abhiniṣkramitvā
- Line 2: “prāpto 'si bodhiṃ nagare gayāhvaye kālo 'yamalpo 'tra tu lokanātha ”
- prāpto' -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- bodhim -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- nagare -
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nagara (noun, masculine)[locative single]nagara (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- gayā -
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gaya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]gayā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ahvaye -
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√hū (verb class 1)[imperfect middle first single]
- kālo' -
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kāla (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- alpo' -
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alpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- atra -
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atra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]atra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]atra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- lokanātha -
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lokanātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lokanātha (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 14.44
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)