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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 2.18
गम्भीर धर्मा सुखुमा पि बुद्धा अतर्किकाः सर्वि अनास्रवाश्च ।
अहं च जानामिह यादृशा हि ते ते वा जिना लोकि दशद्दिशासु ॥ १८ ॥
gambhīra dharmā sukhumā pi buddhā atarkikāḥ sarvi anāsravāśca |
ahaṃ ca jānāmiha yādṛśā hi te te vā jinā loki daśaddiśāsu || 18 ||
Profound are the laws of the Buddhas, and subtle; all inscrutable and faultless. I myself know them as well as the Ginas do in the ten directions of the world.
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 (2.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gambhira, Dharman, Dharma, Buddha, Tarkin, Anasrava, Aha, Asmad, Han, Yadrisha, Tad, Yushmad, Var, Jina, Lokin, Dashat, Disha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.18). 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: “gambhīra dharmā sukhumā pi buddhā atarkikāḥ sarvi anāsravāśca ”
- gambhīra -
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gambhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]gambhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmā -
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dharman (noun, masculine)[nominative single]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sukhumā -
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- Cannot analyse pi*bu
- buddhā* -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]buddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tarki -
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tarkin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]tarkin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kāḥ -
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kās (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvi -
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- anāsravāś -
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anāsrava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anāsravā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ahaṃ ca jānāmiha yādṛśā hi te te vā jinā loki daśaddiśāsu ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānāmi -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present active first single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yādṛśā* -
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yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- 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]
- 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]
- vā* -
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vār (noun, masculine)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]vār (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]va (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jinā* -
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jina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- loki -
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lokin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]lokin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- daśad -
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daśat (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]daśat (noun, masculine)[compound]daśat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- diśāsu -
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diśā (noun, feminine)[locative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.18
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)