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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 17.1
यो निर्वृते महावीरे शृणुयात्सूत्रमीदृशम् ।
श्रुत्वा चाभ्यनुमोदेया कियन्तं कुशलं भवेत् ॥ १ ॥
yo nirvṛte mahāvīre śṛṇuyātsūtramīdṛśam |
śrutvā cābhyanumodeyā kiyantaṃ kuśalaṃ bhavet || 1 ||
How great will be the merit of him who, after the extinction of the great Hero, shall hear this exalted Sutra and joyfully accept it?
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (17.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Nirvrita, Nirvriti, Mahavira, Sutra, Idrish, Idrisha, Kiyat, Kushalam, Kushala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 17.1). 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: “yo nirvṛte mahāvīre śṛṇuyātsūtramīdṛśam ”
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirvṛte -
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nirvṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirvṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirvṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nirvṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nirvṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mahāvīre -
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mahāvīra (noun, masculine)[locative single]mahāvīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- śṛṇuyāt -
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√śru (verb class 5)[optative active third single]
- sūtram -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īdṛśam -
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īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]īdṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]īdṛśā (noun, feminine)[adverb]īdṛś (noun, feminine)[accusative single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śrutvā cābhyanumodeyā kiyantaṃ kuśalaṃ bhavet ”
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- 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]
- abhyanu -
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abhyanu (Preverb)[Preverb]
- modeyā -
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- kiyantam -
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kiyat (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- kuśalam -
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kuśalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuśala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuśala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuśalā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 17.1
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)