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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 3.7
दृष्ट्वा च त्वां लोकहितानुकम्पी दिवाविहारं परिगम्य चैकः ।
हा वञ्चितो ऽस्मीति विचिन्तयामि असङ्गज्ञानातु अचिन्तियातः ॥ ७ ॥
dṛṣṭvā ca tvāṃ lokahitānukampī divāvihāraṃ parigamya caikaḥ |
hā vañcito 'smīti vicintayāmi asaṅgajñānātu acintiyātaḥ || 7 ||
And when I had perceived thee, so benigh and merciful to the world, and was lonely walking to take my daily recreation, I thought: “I am excluded from that inconceivable, unbounded knowledge!”
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 (3.7). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tva, Yushmad, Lokahita, Uksh, Divavihara, Parigamya, Aika, Vancita, Iti, Vicinta, Amin, Asangajnana, Acit, Yat, Yata, Yatri,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.7). 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: “dṛṣṭvā ca tvāṃ lokahitānukampī divāvihāraṃ parigamya caikaḥ ”
- dṛṣṭvā -
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√dṛś -> dṛṣṭvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dṛś]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvām -
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tvā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- lokahitān -
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lokahita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ampī -
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- divāvihāram -
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divāvihāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- parigamya -
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parigamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]parigamya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aikaḥ -
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aika (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “hā vañcito 'smīti vicintayāmi asaṅgajñānātu acintiyātaḥ ”
- hā* -
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ha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]hā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- vañcito' -
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vañcita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√vañc -> vañcita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √vañc]
- asmī -
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√as (verb class 2)[present active first single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- vicintayā -
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vicintā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- asaṅgajñānā -
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asaṅgajñāna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]asaṅgajñāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ātu -
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ātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- acinti -
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acit (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yātaḥ -
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yāt (noun, masculine)[accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yāt (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yā -> yāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √yā class 2 verb]yātṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]√yā (verb class 2)[present active third dual]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.7
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)