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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 6.39
महर्द्धिकाः पञ्च मि श्रावका ये निर्दिष्ट ये ते मय अग्रबोधये ।
अनागते ऽध्वानि जिनाः स्वयंभुवस्तेषां च चर्यां शृणुथा ममान्तिकात् ॥ ३९ ॥
maharddhikāḥ pañca mi śrāvakā ye nirdiṣṭa ye te maya agrabodhaye |
anāgate 'dhvāni jināḥ svayaṃbhuvasteṣāṃ ca caryāṃ śṛṇuthā mamāntikāt || 39 ||
These are my five mighty disciples whom I have destined to supreme enlightenment and to become in future self-born Ginas; now hear from me their course. [In this chapter only four disciples are mentioned; the fifth must be Sariputra, whose destination has been predicted before].
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 (6.39). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Maharddhika, Panca, Pancan, Shravaka, Yah, Yat, Nirdishta, Tad, Yushmad, Maya, Agrabodhi, Anagata, Anagati, Adhva, Adhvan, Ani, Jina, Svayambhu, Svayambhuva, Cari, Carya, Mama, Tika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.39). 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: “maharddhikāḥ pañca mi śrāvakā ye nirdiṣṭa ye te maya agrabodhaye ”
- maharddhikāḥ -
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maharddhika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]maharddhikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pañca -
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pañca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pañca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pañcan (noun, masculine)[compound]pañcan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√pañc (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse mi*śr
- śrāvakā* -
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śrāvaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- nirdiṣṭa -
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nirdiṣṭa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirdiṣṭa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- maya -
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maya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]√mā (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√may (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]√mī (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- agrabodhaye -
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agrabodhi (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- Line 2: “anāgate 'dhvāni jināḥ svayaṃbhuvasteṣāṃ ca caryāṃ śṛṇuthā mamāntikāt ”
- anāgate' -
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anāgata (noun, masculine)[locative single]anāgata (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]anāgatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]anāgati (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- adhvā -
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adhva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adhvan (noun, masculine)[compound], [nominative single]
- ani -
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ani (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- jināḥ -
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jina (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]jinā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- svayambhuvas -
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svayambhū (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]svayambhuva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- teṣām -
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tad (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- caryām -
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carī (noun, feminine)[locative single]caryā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- śṛṇuthā -
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- mamān -
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mamā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tikāt -
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tika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.39
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)