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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 5.64
महर्षयो यथा तस्मै करुणां संनिवेश्य वै ।
कथयन्ति च मूढो ऽसि मा ते ऽभूज्ज्ञानवानहम् ॥ ६४ ॥
maharṣayo yathā tasmai karuṇāṃ saṃniveśya vai |
kathayanti ca mūḍho 'si mā te 'bhūjjñānavānaham || 64 ||
In that case it is as if the great Seers, moved by compassion, said to him: Thou art mistaken; do not be proud of thy knowledge.
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 (5.64). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Maharshi, Yatha, Tad, Karuna, Samniveshya, Kathayat, Kathayanti, Mudha, Asi, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.64). 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: “maharṣayo yathā tasmai karuṇāṃ saṃniveśya vai ”
- maharṣayo* -
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maharṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- tasmai -
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tad (noun, neuter)[dative single]sa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- karuṇām -
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karuṇā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- saṃniveśya -
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saṃniveśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṃniveśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vai -
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√vā (verb class 1)[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
- Line 2: “kathayanti ca mūḍho 'si mā te 'bhūjjñānavānaham ”
- kathayanti -
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√kath -> kathayat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kath class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √kath class 10 verb]√kath -> kathayantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √kath class 10 verb]√kath (verb class 10)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūḍho' -
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mūḍha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√muh -> mūḍha (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √muh class 4 verb]
- asi -
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asi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]asi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active second single]
- mā -
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mā (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[accusative single]
- Cannot analyse te'bhūjjñānavānaham
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.64
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)