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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 2.89
धातूषु यैश्चापि तथागतानां स्तूपेषु वा मृत्तिकविग्रहेषु वा ।
आलेख्यभित्तीष्वपि पांसुस्तूपे पुष्पा च गन्धा च प्रदत्त आसीत् ॥ ८९ ॥
dhātūṣu yaiścāpi tathāgatānāṃ stūpeṣu vā mṛttikavigraheṣu vā |
ālekhyabhittīṣvapi pāṃsustūpe puṣpā ca gandhā ca pradatta āsīt || 89 ||
Those who offered flowers and perfumes to the relics of the Tathagatas, to Stupas, a mound of earth, images of clay or drawn on a wall;
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 (2.89). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhatu, Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Tathagata, Stupa, Var, Mrittika, Vigraha, Alekhya, Bhitti, Ishu, Ishva, Api, Pamsu, Pushpa, Gandha, Pradatta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.89). 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: “dhātūṣu yaiścāpi tathāgatānāṃ stūpeṣu vā mṛttikavigraheṣu vā ”
- dhātū -
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dhātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dhātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√dhā (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- uṣu -
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u (noun, masculine)[locative plural]ū (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- yaiś -
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ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- tathāgatānām -
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tathāgata (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]tathāgata (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]tathāgatā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- stūpeṣu -
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stūpa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- 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]
- mṛttika -
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mṛttika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mṛttika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vigraheṣu -
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vigraha (noun, masculine)[locative plural]vigraha (noun, neuter)[locative plural]
- vā -
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vā (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]vā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√vā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “ālekhyabhittīṣvapi pāṃsustūpe puṣpā ca gandhā ca pradatta āsīt ”
- ālekhya -
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ālekhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ālekhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhittī -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iṣva -
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iṣu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]iṣva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]i (noun, masculine)[locative plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperative middle second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- pāṃsus -
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pāṃsu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tū -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- upe -
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- puṣpā -
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puṣpā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gandhā -
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gandhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pradatta* -
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pradatta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āsīt -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.89
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)