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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 8.14
सो पूज कृत्वा नरनायकानां सद्धर्म श्रेष्ठं सद धारयित्वा ।
भविष्यती बुद्ध स्वयंभु लोके धर्मप्रभासो दिशतासु विश्रुतः ॥ १४ ॥
so pūja kṛtvā naranāyakānāṃ saddharma śreṣṭhaṃ sada dhārayitvā |
bhaviṣyatī buddha svayaṃbhu loke dharmaprabhāso diśatāsu viśrutaḥ || 14 ||
After having paid homage to the Chiefs of men and always kept the most eminent of laws, he shall in the world be a Buddha self-born, widely renowned everywhere by the name of Dharmaprabhasa.
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 (8.14). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Puja, Kritva, Kritvan, Naranayaka, Saddharma, Shreshtha, Sada, Bhavishyat, Buddha, Svayambhu, Loka, Dharmaprabhasa, Asu, Vishruta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.14). 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: “so pūja kṛtvā naranāyakānāṃ saddharma śreṣṭhaṃ sada dhārayitvā ”
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- pūja -
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pūja (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pūja (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√pūj (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- kṛtvā -
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kṛtvā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]√kṛ -> kṛtvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kṛ]kṛtvan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- naranāyakānām -
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naranāyaka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- saddharma -
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saddharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śreṣṭham -
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śreṣṭha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śreṣṭhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sada -
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sada (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sada (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√sad (verb class 6)[imperative active second single]
- dhārayitvā -
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√dhṛ -> dhārayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √dhṛ]
- Line 2: “bhaviṣyatī buddha svayaṃbhu loke dharmaprabhāso diśatāsu viśrutaḥ ”
- bhaviṣyatī -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- buddha -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]buddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- svayambhu -
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svayambhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]svayambhu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svayambhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]svayambhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]svayambhū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]svayambhu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- loke -
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loka (noun, masculine)[locative single]√lok (verb class 1)[present middle first single]
- dharmaprabhāso* -
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dharmaprabhāsa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- diśatā -
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√diś (verb class 6)[imperative active second plural]
- asu -
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asu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]asu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]asū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]asū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- viśrutaḥ -
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viśruta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.14
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)