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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 2.32
राजान ये महिपति चक्रवर्तिनो ये आगताः क्षेत्रसहस्रकोटिभिः ।
कृताञ्जली सर्वि सगौरवाः स्थिताः कथं नु चर्यां परिपूरयेम ॥ ३२ ॥
rājāna ye mahipati cakravartino ye āgatāḥ kṣetrasahasrakoṭibhiḥ |
kṛtāñjalī sarvi sagauravāḥ sthitāḥ kathaṃ nu caryāṃ paripūrayema || 32 ||
Further, the kings, rulers of provinces and paramount monarchs, who have flocked thither from thousands of kotis of countries, are now standing with joined hands, and respectful, thinking: How are we to fulfil the course of duty?
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 (2.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Rajana, Yah, Yat, Cakravartin, Cakravarti, Agata, Kshetra, Sahasrakoti, Kritanjali, Sagu, Aurava, Sthita, Katham, Katha, Cari, Carya, Pari,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.32). 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: “rājāna ye mahipati cakravartino ye āgatāḥ kṣetrasahasrakoṭibhiḥ ”
- rājāna -
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rājāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rājāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- mahipati -
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mahipati (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- cakravartino* -
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cakravartin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]cakravartin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]cakravartī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- 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]
- āgatāḥ -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]āgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣetra -
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kṣetra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasrakoṭibhiḥ -
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sahasrakoṭī (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]sahasrakoṭi (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]sahasrakoṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]sahasrakoṭi (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- Line 2: “kṛtāñjalī sarvi sagauravāḥ sthitāḥ kathaṃ nu caryāṃ paripūrayema ”
- kṛtāñjalī -
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kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sarvi -
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- sagau -
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sagu (noun, masculine)[locative single]sagu (noun, feminine)[locative single]√sag (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- auravāḥ -
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aurava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- sthitāḥ -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- katham -
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katham (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]katham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kathā (noun, feminine)[adverb]katha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]katha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- nu -
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nu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]nau (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- caryām -
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carī (noun, feminine)[locative single]caryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- pari -
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pari (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]pari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]pari (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]pari (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]parī (noun, masculine)[adverb]parī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]parī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]pari (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pūrayema -
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√pṝ (verb class 0)[optative active first plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.32
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)