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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 3.34
प्रथमं प्रवर्तितं तत्र द्वितीयमिह नायक ।
दुःश्रद्दधेय यस्तेषां देशितो ऽद्य विनायक ॥ ३४ ॥
prathamaṃ pravartitaṃ tatra dvitīyamiha nāyaka |
duḥśraddadheya yasteṣāṃ deśito 'dya vināyaka || 34 ||
There it was put in motion for the first time; now, a second time, is it turned here, O Lord. Today, O Master, thou hast preached this law, which is hard to be received with faith.
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 (3.34). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Prathamam, Prathama, Pravartita, Tatra, Dvitiyam, Dvitiya, Iha, Nayaka, Yasta, Ish, Isha, Deshita, Adya, Vinayaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.34). 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: “prathamaṃ pravartitaṃ tatra dvitīyamiha nāyaka ”
- 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]
- pravartitam -
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pravartita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pravartita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pravartitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dvitīyam -
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dvitīyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dvitīya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dvitīya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dvitīyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- nāyaka -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “duḥśraddadheya yasteṣāṃ deśito 'dya vināyaka ”
- Cannot analyse duḥśraddadheya*ya
- yaste -
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yasta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]yasta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]yastā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√yas -> yasta (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]√yas -> yasta (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [locative single from √yas class 4 verb]√yas -> yastā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √yas class 4 verb], [nominative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative single from √yas class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √yas class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √yas class 4 verb]
- iṣām -
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iṣ (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]iṣ (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]iṣ (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]iṣā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- deśito' -
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deśita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√diś -> deśita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √diś]
- adya -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vināyaka -
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vināyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vināyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.34
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)