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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 4.59
महात्मधर्मा अतुलानुभावा महर्द्धिकाः क्षान्तिबले प्रतिष्ठिताः ।
बुद्धा महाराज अनास्रवा जिना सहन्ति बालान इमीदृशानि ॥ ५९ ॥
mahātmadharmā atulānubhāvā maharddhikāḥ kṣāntibale pratiṣṭhitāḥ |
buddhā mahārāja anāsravā jinā sahanti bālāna imīdṛśāni || 59 ||
Of sublime nature, unequalled power, miraculous might, firm in the strength of patience is the Buddha; a great ruler is the Gina, free from imperfections. The ignorant cannot bear (or understand) such things as these.
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 (4.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahatman, Dharma, Atula, Maharddhika, Kshantibala, Pratishthita, Buddha, Maharaja, Maharajan, Anasrava, Jina, Sahat, Sahanti, Bala, Idrisha,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.59). 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: “mahātmadharmā atulānubhāvā maharddhikāḥ kṣāntibale pratiṣṭhitāḥ ”
- mahātma -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[compound]mahātman (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dharmā* -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dharmā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- atulān -
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atula (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ubhāvā -
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- maharddhikāḥ -
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maharddhika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]maharddhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣāntibale -
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kṣāntibala (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣāntibala (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- pratiṣṭhitāḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- Line 2: “buddhā mahārāja anāsravā jinā sahanti bālāna imīdṛśāni ”
- buddhā* -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]buddhā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- mahārāja -
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mahārāja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mahārājan (noun, masculine)[compound]mahārājan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- anāsravā* -
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anāsrava (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]anāsravā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- jinā -
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ji (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ji (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]jinā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- sahanti -
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sahat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sah -> sahat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sah class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sah class 1 verb]√sah -> sahantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sah class 1 verb]√sah (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- bālān -
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bāla (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a*i -
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a (noun, masculine)[locative single]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]i (noun, masculine)[vocative single]e (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- īdṛśāni -
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īdṛśa (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 4.59
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)