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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 7.8
महाभिषट्को ऽसि अनुत्तरो ऽसि अनन्तकल्पैः समुदागतो ऽसि ।
उत्तारणार्थायिह सर्वदेहिनां परिपूर्ण संकल्पु अयं ति भद्रकः ॥ ८ ॥
mahābhiṣaṭko 'si anuttaro 'si anantakalpaiḥ samudāgato 'si |
uttāraṇārthāyiha sarvadehināṃ paripūrṇa saṃkalpu ayaṃ ti bhadrakaḥ || 8 ||
Thou art the great physician, having no superior, rendered perfect in endless Aeons. Thy benign wish of saving all mortals (from darkness) has to-day been fulfilled.
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 (7.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mah, Maha, Abhi, Shatka, Asi, Anuttara, Ananta, Kalpa, Samudagata, Uttarana, Artha, Ayi, Ayin, Han, Sarvadehin, Paripurna, Aya, Idam, Bhadraka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.8). 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: “mahābhiṣaṭko 'si anuttaro 'si anantakalpaiḥ samudāgato 'si ”
- mahā -
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maha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]maha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]mahat (noun, masculine)[compound]mah (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]mahā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mah (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- abhi -
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abhi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]abhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]abhi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]abhī (noun, masculine)[adverb]abhī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]abhī (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ṣaṭko' -
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ṣaṭka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- anuttaro' -
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anuttara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- ananta -
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ananta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ananta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ant (verb class 1)[perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
- kalpaiḥ -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]kalpa (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- samudāgato' -
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samudāgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- Line 2: “uttāraṇārthāyiha sarvadehināṃ paripūrṇa saṃkalpu ayaṃ ti bhadrakaḥ ”
- uttāraṇā -
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uttāraṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]uttāraṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]uttāraṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- arthā -
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artha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]artha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√arth (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- ayi -
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ayi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ayin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ayin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]e (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarvadehinām -
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sarvadehin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarvadehin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- paripūrṇa -
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paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse saṅkalpu*ay
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse ti*bh
- bhadrakaḥ -
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bhadraka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.8
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)