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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 7.26
कस्य पूर्वनिमित्तेन मारिषा अथ दृश्यते ।
विमानाः सर्वि भ्राजन्ति अधिमात्रं यशस्विनः ॥ २६ ॥
kasya pūrvanimittena māriṣā atha dṛśyate |
vimānāḥ sarvi bhrājanti adhimātraṃ yaśasvinaḥ || 26 ||
What foretoken is it we see to-day (or now), friends? Who or what is foreboded by the celestial cars shining with such uncommon glory?
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 (7.26). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kah, Kim, Purvanimitta, Marisha, Atha, Drishyata, Vimana, Bhrajat, Adhimatram, Adhimatra, Yashasvin, Yashasvi,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.26). 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: “kasya pūrvanimittena māriṣā atha dṛśyate ”
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- pūrvanimittena -
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pūrvanimitta (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- māriṣā* -
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māriṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]māriṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dṛśyate -
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dṛśyatā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “vimānāḥ sarvi bhrājanti adhimātraṃ yaśasvinaḥ ”
- vimānāḥ -
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vimāna (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vimānā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- sarvi -
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- bhrājanti -
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bhrājat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- adhimātram -
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adhimātram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]adhimātra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]adhimātra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]adhimātrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yaśasvinaḥ -
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yaśasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yaśasvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yaśasvī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.26
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)