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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 7.40
तृषितां प्रजां तर्पय लोकनाथ अदृष्टपूर्वो ऽसि कथंचि दृश्यसे ।
औदुम्बरं पुष्प यथैव दुर्लभं तथैव दृष्टो ऽसि कथंचि नायक ॥ ४० ॥
tṛṣitāṃ prajāṃ tarpaya lokanātha adṛṣṭapūrvo 'si kathaṃci dṛśyase |
audumbaraṃ puṣpa yathaiva durlabhaṃ tathaiva dṛṣṭo 'si kathaṃci nāyaka || 40 ||
Refresh the thirsty creatures, O Lord of the world! Now first thou art seen; it is not easy to behold thee. As rare (or precious) as the flowers of the glomerated fig-tree is thine appearance, O Lord.
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 (7.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Trishita, Praja, Lokanatha, Adrishtapurva, Asi, Audumbara, Pushpa, Yatha, Durlabha, Tatha, Drishta, Nayaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.40). 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: “tṛṣitāṃ prajāṃ tarpaya lokanātha adṛṣṭapūrvo 'si kathaṃci dṛśyase ”
- tṛṣitām -
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tṛṣitā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- prajām -
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prajā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- tarpaya -
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√tṛp (verb class 0)[imperative active second single]
- lokanātha -
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lokanātha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lokanātha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- adṛṣṭapūrvo' -
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adṛṣṭapūrva (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]
- Cannot analyse kathañci*dṛ
- dṛśyase -
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√dṛś (verb class 1)[present passive second single]
- Line 2: “audumbaraṃ puṣpa yathaiva durlabhaṃ tathaiva dṛṣṭo 'si kathaṃci nāyaka ”
- audumbaram -
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audumbara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]audumbara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]audumbarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- puṣpa -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- yathai -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- durlabham -
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durlabha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]durlabha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]durlabhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- dṛṣṭo' -
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dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √dṛś class 1 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]
- Cannot analyse kathañci*nā
- nāyaka -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nāyaka (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 7.40
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)