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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 2.16
अनुचिन्तयित्वा बहुकल्पकोट्यो गङ्गा यथा वालिक अप्रमेयाः ।
अनन्यचित्ताः सुखुमाय प्रज्ञया तेषां पि चास्मिन् विषयो न विद्यते ॥ १६ ॥
anucintayitvā bahukalpakoṭyo gaṅgā yathā vālika aprameyāḥ |
ananyacittāḥ sukhumāya prajñayā teṣāṃ pi cāsmin viṣayo na vidyate || 16 ||
If they were going on investigating for many kotis of Aeons, as incalculable as the sand of the Ganges, with undivided attention and subtle wit, even then that knowledge would be beyond their understanding.
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 (2.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Anu, Bahukalpa, Koti, Kotya, Ganga, Yatha, Valika, Aprameya, Ananyacitta, Sukhuma, Prajna, Tad, Idam, Vishaya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.16). 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: “anucintayitvā bahukalpakoṭyo gaṅgā yathā vālika aprameyāḥ ”
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- cintayitvā -
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√cint -> cintayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √cint]
- bahukalpa -
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bahukalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bahukalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṭyo* -
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koṭī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]koṭya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
- gaṅgā* -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gaṅgā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vālika -
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vālika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- aprameyāḥ -
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aprameya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]aprameyā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “ananyacittāḥ sukhumāya prajñayā teṣāṃ pi cāsmin viṣayo na vidyate ”
- ananyacittāḥ -
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ananyacitta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ananyacittā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sukhumāya -
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sukhuma (noun, masculine)[dative single]sukhuma (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- prajñayā -
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prajñā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Cannot analyse pi*cā
- 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]
- asmin -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[locative single]
- viṣayo* -
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viṣaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.16
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)