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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 2.36
ये च त्वया पूर्वभवेषु नित्यं परिपाचिताः सत्त्व सुदीर्घरात्रम् ।
कृताञ्जली ते पि स्थितात्र सर्वे ये श्रद्दधास्यन्ति तवैत धर्मम् ॥ ३६ ॥
ye ca tvayā pūrvabhaveṣu nityaṃ paripācitāḥ sattva sudīrgharātram |
kṛtāñjalī te pi sthitātra sarve ye śraddadhāsyanti tavaita dharmam || 36 ||
And those beings that in former births so long and constantly have by thee been brought to full maturity and now are all standing here with joined hands, they, too, are to believe in this law.
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 (2.36). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Tva, Yushmad, Purvabhava, Nityam, Nitya, Paripacita, Sattva, Sudirgha, Ratra, Kritanjali, Tad, Sthita, Sarva, Dharma,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.36). 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: “ye ca tvayā pūrvabhaveṣu nityaṃ paripācitāḥ sattva sudīrgharātram ”
- 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]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvayā -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental single]
- pūrvabhaveṣu -
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pūrvabhava (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- nityam -
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nityam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]nitya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nityā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- paripācitāḥ -
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paripācita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paripācitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sattva -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sattva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sudīrgha -
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sudīrgha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sudīrgha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rātram -
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rātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “kṛtāñjalī te pi sthitātra sarve ye śraddadhāsyanti tavaita dharmam ”
- kṛtāñjalī -
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kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse pi*st
- sthitāt -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- ra -
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ra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse śraddadhāsyanti*ta
- tavai -
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yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√tu (verb class 2)[imperative middle first single]
- aita -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.36
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)