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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 11.8
द्रुममूलकोटीय अनल्पकायो सिंहासनस्थेहि विनायकेहि ।
शोभन्ति तिष्ठन्ति च नित्यकालं हुताशनेनेव यथान्धकारम् ॥ ८ ॥
drumamūlakoṭīya analpakāyo siṃhāsanasthehi vināyakehi |
śobhanti tiṣṭhanti ca nityakālaṃ hutāśaneneva yathāndhakāram || 8 ||
Many kotis of bases of trees are brightened by the Leaders sitting on the thrones which are perpetually occupied by them and brightened as darkness is by fire.
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 (11.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Druma, Mulaka, Ush, Analpa, Simhasanastha, Vinayaka, Shobhat, Shobhanti, Tishthat, Tishthanti, Nityakalam, Hutashana, Iva, Yatha, Andhakara,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.8). 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: “drumamūlakoṭīya analpakāyo siṃhāsanasthehi vināyakehi ”
- druma -
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druma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- mūlako -
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mūlaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]mūlaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īya -
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√i (verb class 2)[optative middle first single]
- analpa -
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analpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]analpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāyo -
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- siṃhāsanasthe -
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siṃhāsanastha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]siṃhāsanastha (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]siṃhāsanasthā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- vināyake -
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vināyaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]vināyaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vināyakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ihi -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second single]
- Line 2: “śobhanti tiṣṭhanti ca nityakālaṃ hutāśaneneva yathāndhakāram ”
- śobhanti -
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√śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śubh class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh -> śobhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √śubh class 1 verb]√śubh (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- tiṣṭhanti -
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tiṣṭhantī (noun, masculine)[adverb]tiṣṭhantī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]tiṣṭhantī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]√sthā -> tiṣṭhat (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā -> tiṣṭhantī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √sthā class 1 verb]√sthā (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- nityakālam -
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nityakālam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- hutāśanene -
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hutāśana (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- andhakāram -
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andhakāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.8
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)