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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 3.57
वंशाश्च दारूणि च अग्नितापिताः करोन्ति शब्दं गुरुकं सुभैरवम् ।
प्रदीप्त स्तम्भाश्च तथैव भित्तयो यक्षाश्च प्रेताश्च मुचन्ति नादम् ॥ ५७ ॥
vaṃśāśca dārūṇi ca agnitāpitāḥ karonti śabdaṃ gurukaṃ subhairavam |
pradīpta stambhāśca tathaiva bhittayo yakṣāśca pretāśca mucanti nādam || 57 ||
The beams and rafters consumed by the fire, the columns and partitions in flame are crackling most dreadfully, whilst goblins and ghosts are yelling.
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 (3.57). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vamsha, Daru, Agnita, Apita, Shabda, Guruka, Subhairava, Pradipta, Stambha, Tatha, Bhitti, Yaksha, Preta, Nada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.57). 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: “vaṃśāśca dārūṇi ca agnitāpitāḥ karonti śabdaṃ gurukaṃ subhairavam ”
- vaṃśāś -
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vaṃśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vaṃśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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]
- dārūṇi -
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dāru (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative 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]
- agnitā -
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agnitā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- apitāḥ -
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apitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Cannot analyse karonti*śa
- śabdam -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- gurukam -
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guruka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]guruka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gurukā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- subhairavam -
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subhairava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]subhairava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “pradīpta stambhāśca tathaiva bhittayo yakṣāśca pretāśca mucanti nādam ”
- pradīpta -
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pradīpta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pradīpta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- stambhāś -
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stambha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhittayo* -
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bhitti (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yakṣāś -
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yakṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yakṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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]
- pretāś -
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preta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pretā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative 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]
- Cannot analyse mucanti*nā
- nādam -
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nāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.57
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)