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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 9.4
अमितं च तस्यायु तदा भविष्यति यः स्थास्यते लोकहितानुकम्पकः ।
परिनिर्वृतस्यापि जिनस्य तायिनो द्विगुणं च सद्धर्मु स तस्य स्थास्यति ॥ ४ ॥
amitaṃ ca tasyāyu tadā bhaviṣyati yaḥ sthāsyate lokahitānukampakaḥ |
parinirvṛtasyāpi jinasya tāyino dviguṇaṃ ca saddharmu sa tasya sthāsyati || 4 ||
The duration of his life shall be immense. He shall always be benign and merciful to the world. After the complete extinction of that Gina and mighty saint [Tayin], his true law shall stand twice as long.
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 (9.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Amitam, Amita, Tad, Tas, Ayu, Tada, Bhavishyat, Yah, Sthasyat, Lokahita, Uksh, Paka, Parinirvrita, Api, Jina, Tayin, Dviguna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.4). 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: “amitaṃ ca tasyāyu tadā bhaviṣyati yaḥ sthāsyate lokahitānukampakaḥ ”
- amitam -
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amitam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]amita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]amita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]amitā (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]
- tasyā -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tas (noun, masculine)[locative single]tas (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- āyu -
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āyu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āyu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]āyu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- tadā* -
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tadā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tada (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- bhaviṣyati -
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bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[future active third single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sthāsyate -
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√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, masculine)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, neuter)[dative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[future middle third single]
- lokahitān -
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lokahita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- am -
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a (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ā (noun, feminine)[adverb]e (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- pakaḥ -
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paka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “parinirvṛtasyāpi jinasya tāyino dviguṇaṃ ca saddharmu sa tasya sthāsyati ”
- parinirvṛtasyā -
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parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]parinirvṛta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- jinasya -
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jina (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jina (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- tāyino* -
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tāyin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
- dviguṇam -
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dviguṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dviguṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dviguṇā (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]
- Cannot analyse saddharmu*sa
- sa -
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sa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- sthāsyati -
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√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> sthāsyat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[future active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.4
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)