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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 11.1
अयमागतो निर्वृतको महर्षी रतनामयं स्तूप प्रविश्य नायकः ।
श्रवणार्थ धर्मस्य इमस्य भिक्षवः को धर्महेतोर्न जनेत वीर्यम् ॥ १ ॥
ayamāgato nirvṛtako maharṣī ratanāmayaṃ stūpa praviśya nāyakaḥ |
śravaṇārtha dharmasya imasya bhikṣavaḥ ko dharmahetorna janeta vīryam || 1 ||
Here you see, monks, the great Seer, the extinct Chief, within the Stupa of jewels, who now has come to hear the law. Who would not call up his energy for the law's sake?
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 (11.1). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aya, Idam, Agata, Nirvrita, Kah, Maharshi, Rata, Namaya, Stupa, Pravishya, Nayaka, Shravanartha, Dharma, Bhikshu, Dharmahetu, Janeta, Virya,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.1). 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: “ayamāgato nirvṛtako maharṣī ratanāmayaṃ stūpa praviśya nāyakaḥ ”
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- āgato* -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- nirvṛta -
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nirvṛta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]nirvṛta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- maharṣī -
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maharṣi (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- rata -
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rata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]rata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ram -> rata (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]√ram -> rata (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √ram class 1 verb]
- nāmayam -
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nāmaya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]nāmaya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- stūpa -
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stūpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- praviśya -
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praviśya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]praviśya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nāyakaḥ -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “śravaṇārtha dharmasya imasya bhikṣavaḥ ko dharmahetorna janeta vīryam ”
- śravaṇārtha -
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śravaṇārtha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śravaṇārtha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dharmasya -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- im -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative 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]
- bhikṣavaḥ -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- ko* -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmahetor -
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dharmahetu (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- janeta -
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janeta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]janeta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√jan (verb class 1)[optative active second plural], [optative middle third single]
- vīryam -
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vīrya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vīryā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]√vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √vīr class 10 verb], [accusative single from √vīr class 10 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.1
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)