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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 2.2
बला विमोक्षा ये तेषां वैशारद्याश्च यादृशाः ।
यादृशा बुद्धधर्माश्च न शक्यं ज्ञातु केनचित् ॥ २ ॥
balā vimokṣā ye teṣāṃ vaiśāradyāśca yādṛśāḥ |
yādṛśā buddhadharmāśca na śakyaṃ jñātu kenacit || 2 ||
None can know their powers and states of emancipation, their absence of hesitation and Buddha properties, such as they are.
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 (2.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bala, Vimoksha, Yah, Yat, Tad, Vaisharadi, Yadrisha, Buddhadharma, Shakya, Jna, Kena, Kah, Kim, Cit,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.2). 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: “balā vimokṣā ye teṣāṃ vaiśāradyāśca yādṛśāḥ ”
- balā* -
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bala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]balā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vimokṣā* -
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vimokṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vimokṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- vaiśāradyāś -
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vaiśāradī (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yādṛśāḥ -
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yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “yādṛśā buddhadharmāśca na śakyaṃ jñātu kenacit ”
- yādṛśā* -
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yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- buddhadharmāś -
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buddhadharma (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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śakyam -
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śakya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śakya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śakyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]√śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
- jñā -
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jña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]jña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]jñā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ātu -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- 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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.2
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)