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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 3.108
अहं च त्वं चैव भवेत दृष्टो अयं च सर्वो मम भिक्षुसंघः ।
दृष्टाश्च सर्वे इमि बोधिसत्त्वा ये श्रद्दधे भाषितमेत मह्यम् ॥ १०८ ॥
ahaṃ ca tvaṃ caiva bhaveta dṛṣṭo ayaṃ ca sarvo mama bhikṣusaṃghaḥ |
dṛṣṭāśca sarve imi bodhisattvā ye śraddadhe bhāṣitameta mahyam || 108 ||
To believe in my supreme word one must have seen me; thou and the assembly of monks have seen all these Bodhisattvas.
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 (3.108). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aha, Asmad, Tva, Yushmad, Aya, Idam, Sarva, Bhikshusangha, Drishta, Bodhisattva, Yah, Yat, Bhashita, Eta, Mahya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.108). 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: “ahaṃ ca tvaṃ caiva bhaveta dṛṣṭo ayaṃ ca sarvo mama bhikṣusaṃghaḥ ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- bhaveta -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- dṛṣṭo -
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- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvo* -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mama -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- bhikṣusaṅghaḥ -
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bhikṣusaṅgha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dṛṣṭāśca sarve imi bodhisattvā ye śraddadhe bhāṣitameta mahyam ”
- dṛṣṭāś -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dṛṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse imi*bo
- bodhisattvā* -
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bodhisattva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- Cannot analyse śraddadhe*bh
- bhāṣitam -
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bhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- eta -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahyam -
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mahya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mahya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]mahyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahyā (participle, feminine)[adverb from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah]√mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √mah class 10 verb], [accusative single from √mah class 10 verb], [nominative single from √mah], [accusative single from √mah]asmad (pronoun, none)[dative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.108
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)