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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 6.22
बहुश्रावकास्तस्य न संख्य तेषां प्रमाणु नैवास्ति कदाचि तेषाम् ।
षडभिज्ञ त्रैविद्य महर्द्धिकाश्च अष्टाविमोक्षेषु प्रतिष्ठिताश्च ॥ २२ ॥
bahuśrāvakāstasya na saṃkhya teṣāṃ pramāṇu naivāsti kadāci teṣām |
ṣaḍabhijña traividya maharddhikāśca aṣṭāvimokṣeṣu pratiṣṭhitāśca || 22 ||
His disciples are so numerous as to pass calculation and measure; gifted with the six transcendent faculties, the triple science and magic power; firm in the eight emancipations.
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 (6.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bahu, Shravaka, Tad, Sankhya, Prama, Anu, Naiva, Asti, Shadabhijna, Traividya, Maharddhika, Ashta, Ashtan, Avimoksha, Pratishthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.22). 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: “bahuśrāvakāstasya na saṃkhya teṣāṃ pramāṇu naivāsti kadāci teṣām ”
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śrāvakās -
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śrāvaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṅkhya -
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saṅkhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]saṅkhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- pramā -
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pramā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aṇu -
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aṇu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]aṇu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]aṇu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- naivā -
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naiva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- asti -
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asti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]astī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]astī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√as (verb class 2)[present active third single]
- Cannot analyse kadāci*te
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “ṣaḍabhijña traividya maharddhikāśca aṣṭāvimokṣeṣu pratiṣṭhitāśca ”
- ṣaḍabhijña -
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ṣaḍabhijña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- traividya -
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traividya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]traividya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- maharddhikāś -
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maharddhika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]maharddhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aṣṭā -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[compound from √aś]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[compound from √aś]aṣṭan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]aṣṭan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]aṣṭā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √aś class 5 verb]√aś -> aṣṭā (participle, feminine)[nominative single from √aś class 5 verb]√akṣ (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]√akṣ (verb class 5)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- avimokṣeṣu -
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avimokṣa (noun, masculine)[locative plural]
- pratiṣṭhitāś -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]pratiṣṭhitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.22
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)