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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 3.15
बलवच्च आसीन्मम छम्भितत्वं प्रथमं गिरं श्रुत्व विनायकस्य ।
मा हैव मारो स भवेद्विहेठको अभिनिर्मिणित्वा भुवि बुद्धवेषम् ॥ १५ ॥
balavacca āsīnmama chambhitatvaṃ prathamaṃ giraṃ śrutva vināyakasya |
mā haiva māro sa bhavedviheṭhako abhinirmiṇitvā bhuvi buddhaveṣam || 15 ||
When I first heard the voice of the Lord, I had a great terror lest it might be Mara, the evil one, who on this occasion had adopted the disguise of Buddha.
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 (3.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Balavat, Asmad, Cha, Bhid, Bhit, Tva, Yushmad, Prathamam, Prathama, Gir, Gira, Shrut, Vinayaka, Mas, Bhu, Buddha, Vesha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.15). 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: “balavacca āsīnmama chambhitatvaṃ prathamaṃ giraṃ śrutva vināyakasya ”
- balavac -
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balavat (noun, masculine)[compound]balavat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āsīn -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- cham -
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cha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]chā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhit -
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bhid (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhid (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhid (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- prathamam -
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prathamam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]prathamam (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]prathamam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]prathama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prathama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prathamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- giram -
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gira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]girā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gir (noun, feminine)[accusative single]gir (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- śrut -
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śrut (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śrut (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]śrut (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vināyakasya -
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vināyaka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]vināyaka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- Line 2: “mā haiva māro sa bhavedviheṭhako abhinirmiṇitvā bhuvi buddhaveṣam ”
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- haiva -
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√hā (verb class 1)[optative active first dual]
- māro -
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- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhaved -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- viheṭhako -
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- Cannot analyse abhinirmiṇitvā*bh
- bhuvi -
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bhū (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhū (noun, feminine)[locative single]
- buddha -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]buddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- veṣam -
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veṣa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]veṣa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]veṣā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.15
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)