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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 3.19
तथा च ते आत्मन यादृशी चरी अभिनिष्क्रमित्वा प्रभृतीय संस्तुता ।
बुद्धं च ते यादृशु धर्मचक्रं तथा च ते ऽवस्थित धर्मदेशना ॥ १९ ॥
tathā ca te ātmana yādṛśī carī abhiniṣkramitvā prabhṛtīya saṃstutā |
buddhaṃ ca te yādṛśu dharmacakraṃ tathā ca te 'vasthita dharmadeśanā || 19 ||
And when thou wert mentioning thine own course after leaving home, how the idea of the wheel of the law presented itself to thy mind and how thou decidedst upon preaching the law;
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 (3.19). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatha, Tad, Yushmad, Atman, Yadrish, Yadrishi, Cari, Prabhriti, Samstuta, Buddha, Dharmacakra, Avasthita, Dharmadeshana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.19). 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: “tathā ca te ātmana yādṛśī carī abhiniṣkramitvā prabhṛtīya saṃstutā ”
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (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]
- 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]
- ātman -
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ātman (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yādṛśī -
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yādṛśī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]yādṛś (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- carī -
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carī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]cari (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse abhiniṣkramitvā*pr
- prabhṛtī -
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prabhṛti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- saṃstutā -
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saṃstutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “buddhaṃ ca te yādṛśu dharmacakraṃ tathā ca te 'vasthita dharmadeśanā ”
- buddham -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]buddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]buddhā (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]
- 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]
- Cannot analyse yādṛśu*dh
- dharmacakram -
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dharmacakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharmacakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tathā -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tathā (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]
- 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]
- avasthita -
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avasthita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avasthita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmadeśanā -
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dharmadeśanā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.19
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)