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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 20.13
चन्द्रोपमः सूर्यसमः स भाति आलोकप्रद्योतकरः स भोति ।
विचरन्तु सो मेदिनि तेन तेन समादपेती बहुबोधिसत्त्वान् ॥ १३ ॥
candropamaḥ sūryasamaḥ sa bhāti ālokapradyotakaraḥ sa bhoti |
vicarantu so medini tena tena samādapetī bahubodhisattvān || 13 ||
He resembles the moon and the sun; he illuminates all around him, and while roaming the earth in different directions he rouses many Bodhisattvas.
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 (20.13). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Candra, Upama, Suryasama, Aloka, Pradyota, Karas, Kara, Bha, Bhu, Sah, Medin, Medini, Tad, Tena, Sama, Bahu, Bodhisattva,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 20.13). 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: “candropamaḥ sūryasamaḥ sa bhāti ālokapradyotakaraḥ sa bhoti ”
- candro -
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candra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]candra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]candrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upamaḥ -
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upama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sūryasamaḥ -
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sūryasama (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhāti -
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bhāti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]√bhā (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- āloka -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradyota -
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pradyota (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- karaḥ -
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karas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]kara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “vicarantu so medini tena tena samādapetī bahubodhisattvān ”
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- carantu -
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√car (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- medini -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]medini (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]medini (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]medini (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]medin (noun, masculine)[locative single]medin (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- tena -
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tena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]√tan (verb class 8)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√tan (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- samād -
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sama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- apet -
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√pi (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]√pī (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bodhisattvān -
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bodhisattva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 20.13
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)