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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 10.35
ये चापि तस्याश्रित भोन्ति सत्त्वास्ते बोधिसत्त्वा लघु भोन्ति सर्वे ।
तत्संगतिं चापि निषेवमाणाः पश्यन्ति बुद्धान यथ गङ्गवालिकाः ॥ ३५ ॥
ye cāpi tasyāśrita bhonti sattvāste bodhisattvā laghu bhonti sarve |
tatsaṃgatiṃ cāpi niṣevamāṇāḥ paśyanti buddhāna yatha gaṅgavālikāḥ || 35 ||
And the creatures who are entrusted to his care shall very soon all become Bodhisattvas, and by cultivating his intimacy they shall behold Buddhas as numerous as the sands of the Ganges.
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 (10.35). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Tad, Ashrita, Sattva, Yushmad, Bodhisattva, Laghu, Sarva, Tat, Sangati, Nishevamana, Pashyanti, Pashyat, Buddha, Yad, Han, Ganga, Valika,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 10.35). 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: “ye cāpi tasyāśrita bhonti sattvāste bodhisattvā laghu bhonti sarve ”
- ye -
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ya (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]yā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yā (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative 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]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- aśrita -
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aśrita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aśrita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Cannot analyse bhonti*sa
- sattvās -
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sattva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
- bodhisattvā* -
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bodhisattva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- laghu -
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laghu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]laghu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]laghu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]laghu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]laghū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]laghū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]laghū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- Cannot analyse bhonti*sa
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- Line 2: “tatsaṃgatiṃ cāpi niṣevamāṇāḥ paśyanti buddhāna yatha gaṅgavālikāḥ ”
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- saṅgatim -
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saṅgati (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- niṣevamāṇāḥ -
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niṣevamāṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]niṣevamāṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- paśyanti -
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paśyantī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]paśyat (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- buddhān -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- yat -
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yat (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yat (noun, masculine)[compound]yad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]yat (noun, neuter)[nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√i -> yat (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]yat (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- ha -
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ha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]han (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- gaṅga -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vālikāḥ -
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vālika (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]vālikā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 10.35
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)