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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 10.15
करित्व पुस्तान तथैव पूजां अष्टादश कल्पसहस्रकोट्यः ।
यदि श्रुणो एकश एत सूत्रं आश्चर्यलाभो ऽस्य भवेन्महानिति ॥ १५ ॥
karitva pustāna tathaiva pūjāṃ aṣṭādaśa kalpasahasrakoṭyaḥ |
yadi śruṇo ekaśa eta sūtraṃ āścaryalābho 'sya bhavenmahāniti || 15 ||
If such a one, by his paying that worship to the objects of veneration during eighteen thousand kotis of Aeons, happens to hear this Sutra, were it only once, he shall obtain an amazingly great advantage.
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 (10.15). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Karitva, Pusta, Tatha, Puja, Ashtadasha, Ashtadashan, Kalpa, Sahasrakoti, Yadi, Yad, Ekashah, Eta, Sutra, Ashcarya, Labha, Idam, Maha, Mahat, Iti,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.15). 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: “karitva pustāna tathaiva pūjāṃ aṣṭādaśa kalpasahasrakoṭyaḥ ”
- karitva -
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karitva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]karitva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pustān -
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pusta (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- pūjām -
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pūjā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- aṣṭādaśa -
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aṣṭādaśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭādaśa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]aṣṭādaśan (noun, masculine)[compound]aṣṭādaśan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kalpa -
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kalpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sahasrakoṭyaḥ -
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sahasrakoṭī (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]sahasrakoṭī (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “yadi śruṇo ekaśa eta sūtraṃ āścaryalābho 'sya bhavenmahāniti ”
- yadi -
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yadi (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]yadi (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yadi (indeclinable)[indeclinable]yad (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Cannot analyse śruṇo*ek
- ekaśa* -
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ekaśaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- eta -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sūtram -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- āścarya -
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āścarya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āścarya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lābho' -
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lābha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asya -
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√as -> asya (absolutive)[absolutive from √as]a (noun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]√as (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- bhaven -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- mahān -
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maha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]mahat (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- iti -
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iti (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]iti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.15
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)