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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 4.38
वयं च तेषां सुगतेन प्रेषिता बहुबोधिसत्त्वान महाबलानाम् ।
अनुत्तरं मार्ग प्रदर्शयाम दृष्टान्तहेतूनयुतान कोटिभिः ॥ ३८ ॥
vayaṃ ca teṣāṃ sugatena preṣitā bahubodhisattvāna mahābalānām |
anuttaraṃ mārga pradarśayāma dṛṣṭāntahetūnayutāna koṭibhiḥ || 38 ||
Being thus ordered by the Sugata, we show the path to many Bodhisattvas of great might, by means of myriads of kolis of illustrations and proofs.
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 (4.38). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Vaya, Asmad, Tad, Sugata, Preshita, Bahu, Bodhisattva, Mahabala, Anuttara, Marga, Pradarsha, Yama, Yaman, Drishtanta, Hetu, Ayuta, Koti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.38). 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: “vayaṃ ca teṣāṃ sugatena preṣitā bahubodhisattvāna mahābalānām ”
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- sugatena -
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sugata (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]sugata (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- preṣitā* -
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preṣita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]preṣitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bodhisattvān -
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bodhisattva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mahābalānām -
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mahābala (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahābala (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahābalā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “anuttaraṃ mārga pradarśayāma dṛṣṭāntahetūnayutāna koṭibhiḥ ”
- anuttaram -
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anuttara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anuttara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anuttarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mārga -
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mārga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mārga (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√mārg (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- pradarśa -
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pradarśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yāma -
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yāma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yāman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]yāma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√yā (verb class 2)[imperative active first plural]
- dṛṣṭānta -
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dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetūn -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ayutān -
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ayuta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṭibhiḥ -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[instrumental plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.38
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)