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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 7.91
अयं खु हेतुस्तद पूर्व आसीदयं प्रत्ययो येन हु धर्म भाषे ।
नयाम्यहं येन ममाग्रबोधिं मा भिक्षवो उत्रसथेह स्थाने ॥ ९१ ॥
ayaṃ khu hetustada pūrva āsīdayaṃ pratyayo yena hu dharma bhāṣe |
nayāmyahaṃ yena mamāgrabodhiṃ mā bhikṣavo utrasatheha sthāne || 91 ||
This is the cause dating from old, this is the motive of my expounding the law, that I lead you to superior enlightenment. This being the case, monks, you need not be afraid.
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 (7.91). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aya, Idam, Hetri, Hetu, Tada, Purva, Pratyaya, Yena, Yah, Yat, Dharma, Dharman, Bhasha, Aha, Asmad, Mama, Agrabodhi, Mas, Sthane, Sthana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.91). 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: “ayaṃ khu hetustada pūrva āsīdayaṃ pratyayo yena hu dharma bhāṣe ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse khu*he
- hetus -
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hetṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tada -
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tada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pūrva* -
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pūrva (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āsīd -
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√ās (verb class 2)[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]√as (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- pratyayo* -
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pratyaya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- hu -
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hū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]hū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāṣe -
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bhāṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhāṣa (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhāṣa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- Line 2: “nayāmyahaṃ yena mamāgrabodhiṃ mā bhikṣavo utrasatheha sthāne ”
- nayāmya -
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√nay (verb class 1)[present active first single]√nī (verb class 1)[present active first single]
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- yena -
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yena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ya (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]yat (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- mamā -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive single]mamā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]√mā (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 3)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 4)[perfect active second plural]√mā (verb class 1)[perfect active second plural]
- agrabodhim -
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agrabodhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- mā* -
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ma (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]mā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]mās (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhikṣavo -
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- Cannot analyse utrasatheha*st
- sthāne -
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sthāne (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sthāna (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.91
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)