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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 1.41
धर्मं च केचित् प्रवदन्ति शान्तं दृष्टान्तहेतूनयुतैरनेकैः ।
देशेन्ति ते प्राणसहस्रकोटिनां ज्ञानेन ते प्रस्थित अग्रबोधिम् ॥ ४१ ॥
dharmaṃ ca kecit pravadanti śāntaṃ dṛṣṭāntahetūnayutairanekaiḥ |
deśenti te prāṇasahasrakoṭināṃ jñānena te prasthita agrabodhim || 41 ||
Others set forth the law of quietness, by many myriads of illustrations and proofs; they preach it to thousands of kotis of living beings; these are tending to supreme enlightenment by science.
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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 (1.41). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dharma, Kah, Kim, Cit, Pravat, Anti, Shanta, Drishtanta, Hetu, Ayuta, Aneka, Tad, Yushmad, Prana, Sahasrakoti, Jnana, Prasthita, Agrabodhi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.41). 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: “dharmaṃ ca kecit pravadanti śāntaṃ dṛṣṭāntahetūnayutairanekaiḥ ”
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ke -
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ka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]ka (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]kim (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cit -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- pravad -
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pravat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]pravat (noun, masculine)[compound]pravat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śāntam -
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śānta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śānta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāntā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śam -> śānta (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]√śam -> śānta (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb], [accusative single from √śam class 9 verb]
- dṛṣṭānta -
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dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetūn -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ayutair -
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ayuta (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]ayuta (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- anekaiḥ -
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aneka (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]aneka (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “deśenti te prāṇasahasrakoṭināṃ jñānena te prasthita agrabodhim ”
- Cannot analyse deśenti*te
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- prāṇa -
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prāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasrakoṭinā -
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sahasrakoṭī (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]sahasrakoṭi (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sahasrakoṭi (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- jñānena -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- prasthita -
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prasthita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prasthita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- agrabodhim -
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agrabodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.41
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)