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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 2.117
ते मह्य धर्मं क्षिपि बालभाषितं क्षिपित्व गच्छेयुरपायभूमिम् ।
श्रेयो ममा नैव कदाचि भाषितुं अद्यैव मे निर्वृतिरस्तु शान्ता ॥ ११७ ॥
te mahya dharmaṃ kṣipi bālabhāṣitaṃ kṣipitva gaccheyurapāyabhūmim |
śreyo mamā naiva kadāci bhāṣituṃ adyaiva me nirvṛtirastu śāntā || 117 ||
In their ignorance they will not heed the law I announce, and in consequence of it they will ncur some penalty. It would be better were I never to speak. May my quiet extinction take place this very day!
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 (2.117). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Mahya, Dharma, Kship, Bala, Bhashita, Tva, Apaya, Bhumi, Shreyah, Shreyas, Shreya, Mama, Naiva, Adyaiva, Asmad, Nirvriti, Astu, Shanta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.117). 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: “te mahya dharmaṃ kṣipi bālabhāṣitaṃ kṣipitva gaccheyurapāyabhūmim ”
- 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]
- mahya -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[compound from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[compound from √mah]√mah -> mahya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mah]√mah -> mahya (absolutive)[absolutive from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣipi -
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kṣip (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- bāla -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bāla (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhāṣitam -
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bhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kṣipi -
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kṣip (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- tva -
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tva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- gaccheyur -
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√gam (verb class 1)[optative active third plural]
- apāya -
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apāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūmim -
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bhūmi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “śreyo mamā naiva kadāci bhāṣituṃ adyaiva me nirvṛtirastu śāntā ”
- śreyo* -
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śreyaḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]śreyas (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]śreyas (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√śrā -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrā class 4 verb]√śrai -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrai class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 2 verb], [nominative single from √śrai class 4 verb]√śri -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śri class 1 verb]√śrī -> śreya (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √śrī class 9 verb]
- mamā* -
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mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- naiva -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- Cannot analyse kadāci*bh
- bhāṣitum -
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√bhāṣ -> bhāṣitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √bhāṣ]
- adyaiva -
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adyaiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- me -
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ma (noun, masculine)[locative single]ma (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- nirvṛtir -
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nirvṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nirvṛti (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- astu -
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astu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[imperative active third single]
- śāntā -
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śāntā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√śam -> śāntā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √śam class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śam class 9 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.117
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)