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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 1.72
भूतं पदं शान्तमनास्रवं च प्रजानमानाश्च प्रकाशयन्ति ।
देशेन्ति धर्मं बहुलोकधातुषु सुगतानुभावादियमीदृशी क्रिया ॥ ७२ ॥
bhūtaṃ padaṃ śāntamanāsravaṃ ca prajānamānāśca prakāśayanti |
deśenti dharmaṃ bahulokadhātuṣu sugatānubhāvādiyamīdṛśī kriyā || 72 ||
They preach the law in many spheres, and point to the true, quiet, spotless state they know. Such is the effect produced by the power of the Sugata.
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 (1.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhuta, Pada, Shanta, Anasrava, Ana, Prakasha, Yat, Dharma, Bahula, Uka, Dhatu, Sugata, Ubha, Adi, Adin, Yami, Yamin, Idrish, Idrishi, Kriya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.72). 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: “bhūtaṃ padaṃ śāntamanāsravaṃ ca prajānamānāśca prakāśayanti ”
- bhūtam -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second dual]
- padam -
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pada (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative 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]
- anāsravam -
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anāsrava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anāsrava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anāsravā (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]
- prajānam -
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prajānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ānāś -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakāśa -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- Line 2: “deśenti dharmaṃ bahulokadhātuṣu sugatānubhāvādiyamīdṛśī kriyā ”
- Cannot analyse deśenti*dh
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bahulo -
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bahula (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahula (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bahulā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uka -
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uka (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhātuṣu -
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dhātu (noun, feminine)[locative plural]dhātu (noun, masculine)[locative plural]dhātu (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- sugatān -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ubhāvā -
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ubha (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ādi -
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ādi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ādi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ādin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yamī -
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yamī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yamin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]yamin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- īdṛśī -
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īdṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kriyā -
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kriyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.72
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)