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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 3.44
देशे च देशे अमनुष्य भूयो उच्चारप्रस्रावविनाशितं च ।
कृमिकीटखद्योतकपूरितं च श्वभिः शृगालैश्च निनादितं च ॥ ४४ ॥
deśe ca deśe amanuṣya bhūyo uccāraprasrāvavināśitaṃ ca |
kṛmikīṭakhadyotakapūritaṃ ca śvabhiḥ śṛgālaiśca nināditaṃ ca || 44 ||
Further, one may meet in it here and there beings not belonging to the human race. It is defiled with excrement and urine, and teeming with worms, insects, and fire-flies; it resounds from the howling of dogs and jackals.
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 (3.44). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Desha, Amanushya, Bhuya, Uccara, Prasrava, Vinashita, Krimi, Krimin, Kita, Khadyotaka, Purita, Shvan, Shrigala, Ninadita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.44). 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: “deśe ca deśe amanuṣya bhūyo uccāraprasrāvavināśitaṃ ca ”
- deśe -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- deśe -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- amanuṣya -
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amanuṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūyo -
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bhūya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū -> bhūya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bhū]
- uccāra -
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uccāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uccāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prasrāva -
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prasrāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vināśitam -
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vināśita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vināśita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vināśitā (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]
- Line 2: “kṛmikīṭakhadyotakapūritaṃ ca śvabhiḥ śṛgālaiśca nināditaṃ ca ”
- kṛmi -
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kṛmi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kṛmin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]kṛmin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kīṭa -
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kīṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kīṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- khadyotaka -
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khadyotaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūritam -
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pūrita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūritā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)[adverb from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)[adverb from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūritā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √pṝ]√pṝ -> pūrita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √pṝ], [accusative single from √pṝ]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śvabhiḥ -
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śvan (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- śṛgālaiś -
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śṛgāla (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nināditam -
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ninādita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ninādita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]nināditā (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]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.44
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)