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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 3.77
सुखस्थितं तं पितरं विदित्वा उपगम्य ते दारक एवमाहुः ।
ददाहि नस्तात यथाभिभाषितं त्रिविधानि यानानि मनोरमाणि ॥ ७७ ॥
sukhasthitaṃ taṃ pitaraṃ viditvā upagamya te dāraka evamāhuḥ |
dadāhi nastāta yathābhibhāṣitaṃ trividhāni yānāni manoramāṇi || 77 ||
The children, seeing their father happy, approached him, and said: Dear father, give us, as you have promised', those nice vehicles of three kinds;
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (3.77). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sukha, Sthita, Pitri, Upagamya, Tad, Yushmad, Daraka, Evam, Eva, Dada, Dad, Ahi, Nasta, Yatha, Abhibhashita, Trividha, Yana, Manorama,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.77). 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: “sukhasthitaṃ taṃ pitaraṃ viditvā upagamya te dāraka evamāhuḥ ”
- sukha -
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sukha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthitam -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pitaram -
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pitṛ (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- viditvā -
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√vid -> viditvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vid]
- upagamya -
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upagamya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upagamya (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]
- dāraka* -
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dāraka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- evam -
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evam (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]evam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]eva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]eva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]evā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- āhuḥ -
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√ah (verb class 5)[perfect active third plural]
- Line 2: “dadāhi nastāta yathābhibhāṣitaṃ trividhāni yānāni manoramāṇi ”
- dadā -
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dadā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]dad (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dad (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]dadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√dā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single], [perfect active second plural]√dā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√dā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√dā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√dad (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√dai (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]√de (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- ahi -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ahī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- nastāt -
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nasta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]nasta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]√nas -> nasta (participle, masculine)[ablative single from √nas class 1 verb]√nas -> nasta (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √nas class 1 verb]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- abhibhāṣitam -
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abhibhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]abhibhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]abhibhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- trividhāni -
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trividha (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yānāni -
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yāna (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- manoramāṇi -
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manorama (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.77
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)