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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 5.2
धीरबुद्धी महावीरा चिरं रक्षन्ति भाषितम् ।
रहस्यं चापि धारेन्ति न च भाषन्ति प्राणिनाम् ॥ २ ॥
dhīrabuddhī mahāvīrā ciraṃ rakṣanti bhāṣitam |
rahasyaṃ cāpi dhārenti na ca bhāṣanti prāṇinām || 2 ||
Superior men of wise understanding guard the word, guard the mystery, and do not reveal it to living beings.
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 (5.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Dhira, Buddhi, Mahavira, Ciram, Cira, Rakshat, Rakshanti, Bhashita, Rahasyam, Rahasya, Capin, Capi, Bha, Pranin,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.2). 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: “dhīrabuddhī mahāvīrā ciraṃ rakṣanti bhāṣitam ”
- dhīra -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dhīra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- buddhī -
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buddhi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- mahāvīrā -
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mahāvīrā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ciram -
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ciram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]cira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- rakṣanti -
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√rakṣ -> rakṣat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ -> rakṣantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √rakṣ class 1 verb]√rakṣ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- bhāṣitam -
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bhāṣita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bhāṣita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “rahasyaṃ cāpi dhārenti na ca bhāṣanti prāṇinām ”
- rahasyam -
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rahasyam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]rahasya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]rahasya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]rahasyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse dhārenti*na
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhā -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- aṣanti -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.2
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)