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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 9.18
नास्माकं काङ्क्षा विमतिर्न भेष्याम नरोत्तमाः ।
अद्यास्माभिः सुखं प्राप्तं श्रुत्वा व्याकरणं इदम् ॥ १८ ॥
nāsmākaṃ kāṅkṣā vimatirna bheṣyāma narottamāḥ |
adyāsmābhiḥ sukhaṃ prāptaṃ śrutvā vyākaraṇaṃ idam || 18 ||
We have no doubt, no uncertainty that we shall become supreme amongst men; to-day we have obtained felicity, because we have heard that prediction.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (9.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Nri, Asmaka, Asmad, Kanksha, Vimati, Ama, Narottama, Adya, Sukham, Sukha, Prapta, Vyakarana, Idam,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.18). 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: “nāsmākaṃ kāṅkṣā vimatirna bheṣyāma narottamāḥ ”
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- kāṅkṣā* -
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kāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]kāṅkṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- vimatir -
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vimati (noun, masculine)[nominative single]vimati (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bheṣyā -
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√bheṣ -> bheṣya (absolutive)[absolutive from √bheṣ]
- ama -
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ama (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ama (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- narottamāḥ -
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narottama (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “adyāsmābhiḥ sukhaṃ prāptaṃ śrutvā vyākaraṇaṃ idam ”
- adyā -
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adya (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]adya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]adya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]adyā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- asmābhiḥ -
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asmad (pronoun, none)[instrumental plural]
- sukham -
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sukham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]sukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sukhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prāptam -
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prāpta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]prāpta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]prāptā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śrutvā -
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√śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √śru]
- vyākaraṇam -
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vyākaraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.18
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)