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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 7.42
देशेहि धर्मं भगवन् विनायक प्रवर्तया धर्ममयं च चक्रम् ।
निर्नादया धर्ममयं च दुन्दुभिं तं धर्मशङ्खं च प्रपूरयस्व ॥ ४२ ॥
deśehi dharmaṃ bhagavan vināyaka pravartayā dharmamayaṃ ca cakram |
nirnādayā dharmamayaṃ ca dundubhiṃ taṃ dharmaśaṅkhaṃ ca prapūrayasva || 42 ||
Preach the law, O Lord and Leader! move forward the wheel of the law, make the drum of the law resound, and blow the conch-trumpet of the law.
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 (7.42). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Desha, Dharma, Bhagavat, Bhagavan, Vinayaka, Pravarta, Dharmamaya, Cakra, Nih, Dundubhi, Dharman, Shankha, Pra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.42). 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: “deśehi dharmaṃ bhagavan vināyaka pravartayā dharmamayaṃ ca cakram ”
- deśe -
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deśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]deśā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhagavan -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhagavan (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- vināyaka -
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vināyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]vināyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pravarta -
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pravarta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yā* -
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yā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative plural], [accusative plural]
- dharmamayam -
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dharmamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharmamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “nirnādayā dharmamayaṃ ca dundubhiṃ taṃ dharmaśaṅkhaṃ ca prapūrayasva ”
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- nādayā -
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- dharmamayam -
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dharmamaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharmamaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dundubhim -
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dundubhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]dundubhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- tam -
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ta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tā (noun, feminine)[adverb]tan (noun, masculine)[adverb]sa (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- śaṅkham -
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śaṅkha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śaṅkha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śaṅkhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- pūrayasva -
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√pṝ (verb class 0)[imperative middle second single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.42
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)