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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 1.84
तामेव रात्रिं तद यामि मध्यमे परिनिर्वृतो हेतुक्षये व दीपः ।
शरीर वैस्तारिकु तस्य चाभूत् स्तूपान कोटीनयुता अनन्तका ॥ ८४ ॥
tāmeva rātriṃ tada yāmi madhyame parinirvṛto hetukṣaye va dīpaḥ |
śarīra vaistāriku tasya cābhūt stūpāna koṭīnayutā anantakā || 84 ||
That very night, in the middle watch, he met complete extinction, like a lamp when the cause (of its burning) is exhausted. His relics were distributed, and of his Stupas there was an infinite number of myriads of kotis.
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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 (1.84). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tama, Tami, Iva, Rat, Tada, Yami, Yamin, Madhyama, Parinirvrita, Kshaya, Kshi, Dipa, Sharira, Tarin, Tari, Tad, Stupa, Koti, Nayuta, Anantaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.84). 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: “tāmeva rātriṃ tada yāmi madhyame parinirvṛto hetukṣaye va dīpaḥ ”
- tāme -
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tāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]tāmi (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rāt -
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ra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]ra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√rā -> rāt (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √rā class 2 verb], [vocative single from √rā class 2 verb], [accusative single from √rā class 2 verb]
- rim -
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- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāmi -
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yāmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]yāmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]yāmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- madhyame -
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madhyama (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhyama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- parinirvṛto* -
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parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- hetu -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣaye -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīpaḥ -
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dīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śarīra vaistāriku tasya cābhūt stūpāna koṭīnayutā anantakā ”
- śarīra -
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śarīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vais -
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va (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]va (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]√vā (verb class 1)[optative active second single]
- tāri -
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tārin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tārin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tārī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]tārī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]tārī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ku -
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ku (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]ku (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhūt -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[aorist active third single]
- stūpān -
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stūpa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṭī -
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koṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]koṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- nayutā* -
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nayuta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- anantakā -
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anantakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.84
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)