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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 5.15
यथाबलं ता विषयश्च यादृशो यासां च यद् यादृशकं च बीजम् ।
स्वकस्वकं ताः प्रसवं ददन्ति वारिं च तं एकरसं प्रमुक्तम् ॥ १५ ॥
yathābalaṃ tā viṣayaśca yādṛśo yāsāṃ ca yad yādṛśakaṃ ca bījam |
svakasvakaṃ tāḥ prasavaṃ dadanti vāriṃ ca taṃ ekarasaṃ pramuktam || 15 ||
They yield their products, each according to its own faculty, reach, and the particular nature of the germ; still the water emitted (from the cloud) is of but one essence.
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 (5.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yathabalam, Tas, Vishaya, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Yasa, Yat, Yad, Kah, Bija, Svakasvaka, Prasava, Vari, Ekarasa, Pramukta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.15). 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: “yathābalaṃ tā viṣayaśca yādṛśo yāsāṃ ca yad yādṛśakaṃ ca bījam ”
- yathābalam -
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yathābalam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tā* -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- viṣayaś -
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viṣaya (noun, 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]
- yādṛśo* -
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yādṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yādṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yāsām -
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yāsā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]yā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yad -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- yādṛśa -
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yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]yādṛśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kam -
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ka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ka (noun, masculine)[accusative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bījam -
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bīja (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bīja (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]bījā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “svakasvakaṃ tāḥ prasavaṃ dadanti vāriṃ ca taṃ ekarasaṃ pramuktam ”
- svakasvakam -
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svakasvaka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]svakasvaka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]svakasvakā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tāḥ -
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ta (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tas (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- prasavam -
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prasava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- dadanti -
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√dā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]√dad (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- vārim -
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vāri (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ekarasam -
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ekarasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ekarasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ekarasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- pramuktam -
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pramukta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pramukta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pramuktā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.15
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)