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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 2.45
सूत्राणि भाषामि तथैव गाथा इतिवृत्तकं जातकमद्भुतं च ।
निदान औपम्यशतैश्च चित्रैर्गेयं च भाषामि तथोपदेशान् ॥ ४५ ॥
sūtrāṇi bhāṣāmi tathaiva gāthā itivṛttakaṃ jātakamadbhutaṃ ca |
nidāna aupamyaśataiśca citrairgeyaṃ ca bhāṣāmi tathopadeśān || 45 ||
I utter both Sutras and stanzas; legends, Gatakas, and prodigies, besides hundreds of introductions and curious parables.
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 (2.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sutra, Bhasha, Amin, Tatha, Gatha, Itivrittaka, Jataka, Adbhuta, Nidana, Aupamya, Shata, Citra, Geya, Upadesha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.45). 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: “sūtrāṇi bhāṣāmi tathaiva gāthā itivṛttakaṃ jātakamadbhutaṃ ca ”
- sūtrāṇi -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bhāṣā -
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bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- gāthā* -
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gātha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]gāthā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- itivṛttakam -
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itivṛttaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]itivṛttaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- jātakam -
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jātaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]jātaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jātakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- adbhutam -
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adbhuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adbhuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adbhutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “nidāna aupamyaśataiśca citrairgeyaṃ ca bhāṣāmi tathopadeśān ”
- nidāna -
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nidāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nidāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aupamya -
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aupamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śataiś -
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śata (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- citrair -
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citra (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]citra (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- geyam -
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geya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]geya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]geyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāṣā -
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bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhāṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tatho -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upadeśān -
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upadeśa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.45
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)