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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 5.56
सर्ववर्णरस्थाना नगाल्लभत ओषधीः ।
एवमादीश्चतस्रो ऽथ प्रयोगमकरोत्ततः ॥ ५६ ॥
sarvavarṇarasthānā nagāllabhata oṣadhīḥ |
evamādīścatasro 'tha prayogamakarottataḥ || 56 ||
He fetches from the mountain four plants; the herb Of-all-colours-flavours-and-cases, and others. These he intends to apply.
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 (5.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sarvavarna, Tha, Naga, Labhat, Oshadhi, Evamadi, Atha, Prayoga, Tatah, Tad, Tata,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.56). 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: “sarvavarṇarasthānā nagāllabhata oṣadhīḥ ”
- sarvavarṇa -
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sarvavarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sarvavarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ras -
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ra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- thān -
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tha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ā* -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]ā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]o (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- nagāl -
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naga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
- labhata* -
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√labh -> labhat (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √labh class 1 verb], [ablative single from √labh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh -> labhat (participle, neuter)[ablative single from √labh class 1 verb], [genitive single from √labh class 1 verb]√labh (verb class 1)[present active third dual]
- oṣadhīḥ -
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oṣadhi (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]oṣadhī (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- Line 2: “evamādīścatasro 'tha prayogamakarottataḥ ”
- evamādīś -
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evamādi (noun, feminine)[accusative plural]
- cata -
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√cat (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- sro' -
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sras (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]sras (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prayogam -
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prayoga (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prayoga (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prayogā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- akarot -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[imperfect active third single]
- tataḥ -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.56
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)