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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 11.12
अहं द्वितीयो बहवो इमे च ये कोटियो आगत नायकानाम् ।
व्यवसाय श्रोष्यामि जिनस्य पुत्रात् यो उत्सहेद्धर्ममिमं प्रकाशितुम् ॥ १२ ॥
ahaṃ dvitīyo bahavo ime ca ye koṭiyo āgata nāyakānām |
vyavasāya śroṣyāmi jinasya putrāt yo utsaheddharmamimaṃ prakāśitum || 12 ||
Myself, in the second place, as well as the many Chiefs who have flocked hither by kotis, will hear that resolution from the son of Gina, who is to exert himself to expound this law.
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 (11.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Aha, Asmad, Dvitiya, Iyam, Idam, Yah, Yat, Koti, Agata, Nayaka, Vyavasaya, Jina, Putra, Pra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 11.12). 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: “ahaṃ dvitīyo bahavo ime ca ye koṭiyo āgata nāyakānām ”
- aham -
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aha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
- dvitīyo* -
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dvitīya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bahavo -
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- ime -
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iyam (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]idam (pronoun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- 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]
- koṭi -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]koṭī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- āgata -
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āgata (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]āgata (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ag (verb class 1)[imperfect active second plural], [imperfect middle third single]
- nāyakānām -
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nāyaka (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]nāyaka (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “vyavasāya śroṣyāmi jinasya putrāt yo utsaheddharmamimaṃ prakāśitum ”
- vyavasāya -
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vyavasāya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śroṣyāmi -
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√śru (verb class 5)[future active first single]
- jinasya -
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jina (noun, masculine)[genitive single]jina (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- putrāt -
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putra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]putra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- Cannot analyse utsaheddharmamimam*pr
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāśitum -
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√kāś -> kāśitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kāś]√kāś -> kāśitum (infinitive)[infinitive from √kāś]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 11.12
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)