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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 4.53
अद्यो वयं श्रावकभूत नाथ संश्रावयिष्यामथ चाग्रबोधिम् ।
बोधीय शब्दं च प्रकाशयामस्तेनो वयं श्रावक भीष्मकल्पाः ॥ ५३ ॥
adyo vayaṃ śrāvakabhūta nātha saṃśrāvayiṣyāmatha cāgrabodhim |
bodhīya śabdaṃ ca prakāśayāmasteno vayaṃ śrāvaka bhīṣmakalpāḥ || 53 ||
Now, O Lord, are we disciples, and we shall proclaim supreme enlightenment everywhere, reveal the word of enlightenment, by which we are formidable disciples.
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 (4.53). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adya, Vaya, Asmad, Shravaka, Bhuta, Natha, Agrabodhi, Bodhi, Bodhin, Shabda, Prakasha, Bhishma, Kalpa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.53). 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: “adyo vayaṃ śrāvakabhūta nātha saṃśrāvayiṣyāmatha cāgrabodhim ”
- adyo* -
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adya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dā (verb class 4)[imperfect active second single]
- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- śrāvaka -
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śrāvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrāvaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūta -
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bhūta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhūta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[injunctive active second plural]
- nātha -
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nātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√nāth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse saṃśrāvayiṣyāmatha*cā
- cā -
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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]
- agrabodhim -
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agrabodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “bodhīya śabdaṃ ca prakāśayāmasteno vayaṃ śrāvaka bhīṣmakalpāḥ ”
- bodhī -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- śabdam -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prakāśayā -
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prakāśā (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- masteno -
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- vayam -
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vaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vayā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative dual]
- śrāvaka -
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śrāvaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śrāvaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhīṣma -
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bhīṣma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhīṣma (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpāḥ -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kalpā (noun, feminine)[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 4.53
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)