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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 18.17
ये बोधिसत्त्वाश्चिह लोकधातौ स्वाध्याय कुर्वन्ति परस्परेण ।
संगीति धर्मेषु च ये करोन्ति शृणोति शब्दान् विविधांश्च तेषाम् ॥ १७ ॥
ye bodhisattvāściha lokadhātau svādhyāya kurvanti paraspareṇa |
saṃgīti dharmeṣu ca ye karonti śṛṇoti śabdān vividhāṃśca teṣām || 17 ||
And when the Bodhisattvas here on earth have a reading together and raise their voices in the general synods, he hears them severally.
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 (18.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Lokadhatu, Svadhyaya, Kurvat, Paraspara, Sangiti, Dharma, Dharmeshu, Shabda, Vividha, Tad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.17). 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: “ye bodhisattvāściha lokadhātau svādhyāya kurvanti paraspareṇa ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse bodhisattvāściha*lo
- lokadhātau -
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lokadhātu (noun, masculine)[locative single]lokadhātu (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- svādhyāya -
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svādhyāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]svādhyāya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kurvanti -
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kurvat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]√kṛ (verb class 8)[present active third plural]
- paraspareṇa -
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paraspara (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]paraspara (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- Line 2: “saṃgīti dharmeṣu ca ye karonti śṛṇoti śabdān vividhāṃśca teṣām ”
- saṅgīti -
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saṅgīti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]saṅgītī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]saṅgītī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]saṅgītī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dharmeṣu -
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dharmeṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]dharmeṣu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]dharmeṣu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dharma (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse karonti*śṛ
- śṛṇoti -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- śabdān -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- vividhāṃś -
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vividha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.17
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)