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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 2.26
प्रत्येकबोधिं प्रार्थेन्ता भिक्षुण्यो भिक्षवस्तथा ।
देवा नागाश्च यक्षाश्च गन्धर्वाश्च महोरगाः ॥ २६ ॥
pratyekabodhiṃ prārthentā bhikṣuṇyo bhikṣavastathā |
devā nāgāśca yakṣāśca gandharvāśca mahoragāḥ || 26 ||
Those who aspire to the enlightenment of Pratyekabuddhas, the nuns and monks, gods, Nagas, goblins, Gandharvas, and great serpents, are talking together, while looking up to the highest of men,
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 (2.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pratyekabodhi, Prartha, Bhikshuni, Bhikshu, Tatha, Deva, Naga, Yaksha, Gandharva, Mahoraga,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.26). 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: “pratyekabodhiṃ prārthentā bhikṣuṇyo bhikṣavastathā ”
- pratyekabodhim -
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pratyekabodhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prārthe -
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prārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]prārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prārthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- īntā -
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- bhikṣuṇyo* -
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bhikṣuṇī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhikṣavas -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “devā nāgāśca yakṣāśca gandharvāśca mahoragāḥ ”
- devā* -
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deva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]devā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāgāś -
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nāga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]nāgā (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]
- yakṣāś -
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yakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yakṣā (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]
- gandharvāś -
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gandharva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gandharvā (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]
- mahoragāḥ -
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mahoraga (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.26
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)