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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 18.49
यस्यां दिशायां सुगतो महामुनिर्धर्मं प्रकाशेति हितानुकम्पकः ।
पुरस्कृतः श्रावकसंघमध्ये गन्धेन सो जानति लोकनाथम् ॥ ४९ ॥
yasyāṃ diśāyāṃ sugato mahāmunirdharmaṃ prakāśeti hitānukampakaḥ |
puraskṛtaḥ śrāvakasaṃghamadhye gandhena so jānati lokanātham || 49 ||
In whatever point of space the Sugata, the great Seer, so benign and bounteous, reveals the law in the midst of the crowd of attending disciples, the Bodhisattva by the odour recognises him as the Lord of the universe.
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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 (18.49). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yasya, Disha, Sugata, Mahamuni, Dharma, Prakasha, Iti, Hita, Uksh, Paka, Puraskrita, Shravakasangha, Adhi, Gandha, Sah, Janat, Janati, 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 18.49). 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: “yasyāṃ diśāyāṃ sugato mahāmunirdharmaṃ prakāśeti hitānukampakaḥ ”
- yasyām -
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yasyā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (noun, feminine)[locative single]yā (pronoun, feminine)[locative single]
- diśāyām -
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diśā (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- sugato* -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mahāmunir -
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mahāmuni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prakāśe -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prakāśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- hitān -
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hita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pakaḥ -
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paka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “puraskṛtaḥ śrāvakasaṃghamadhye gandhena so jānati lokanātham ”
- puraskṛtaḥ -
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puraskṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śrāvakasaṅgham -
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śrāvakasaṅgha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śrāvakasaṅgha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- adhye -
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adhī (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- gandhena -
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gandha (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]gandha (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jānati -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jānat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jānatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- lokanātham -
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lokanātha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]lokanātha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]lokanāthā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.49
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)