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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 3.46
ते दुर्बला नित्य क्षुधाभिभूता देशेषु देशेषु विखादमानाः ।
कलहं करोन्ताश्च निनादयन्ति सुभैरवं तद्गृहमेवरूपम् ॥ ४६ ॥
te durbalā nitya kṣudhābhibhūtā deśeṣu deśeṣu vikhādamānāḥ |
kalahaṃ karontāśca ninādayanti subhairavaṃ tadgṛhamevarūpam || 46 ||
Those animals weak from perpetual hunger go about in several places to feed upon their prey, and quarrelling fill the spot with their cries. Such is that most horrible house.
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 (3.46). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tad, Yushmad, Durbala, Nitya, Kshudh, Kshudha, Abhibhuta, Desha, Vikhada, Ana, Kalaha, Kara, Tas, Ninada, Yat, Subhairava, Tat, Grih, Eva, Rupa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.46). 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: “te durbalā nitya kṣudhābhibhūtā deśeṣu deśeṣu vikhādamānāḥ ”
- 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]
- durbalā* -
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durbala (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]durbalā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nitya -
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nitya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]nitya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nitya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kṣudhā -
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kṣudha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣudha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kṣudh (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]kṣudhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- abhibhūtā* -
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abhibhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]abhibhūtā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- deśeṣu -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- deśeṣu -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- vikhādam -
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vikhāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ānāḥ -
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āna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “kalahaṃ karontāśca ninādayanti subhairavaṃ tadgṛhamevarūpam ”
- kalaham -
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kalaha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kalahā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- karo -
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kara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√kṛ (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ūn -
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u (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- tāś -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nināda -
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nināda (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yanti -
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yanti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √i class 2 verb], [vocative plural from √i class 2 verb], [accusative plural from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[present active third plural]
- subhairavam -
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subhairava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]subhairava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- gṛham -
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gṛha (noun, masculine)[adverb]gṛhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]gṛh (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rūpam -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rūpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rūpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.46
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)