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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 12.9
स्वयं सूत्राणि ग्रन्थित्वा लाभसत्कारहेतवः ।
पर्षाय मध्ये भाषन्ते अस्माकमनुकुट्टकाः ॥ ९ ॥
svayaṃ sūtrāṇi granthitvā lābhasatkārahetavaḥ |
parṣāya madhye bhāṣante asmākamanukuṭṭakāḥ || 9 ||
Prompted by greed of profit and honour they will compose Sutras of their own invention and then, in the midst of the assembly, accuse us of plagiarism.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Svayam, Sutra, Labhasatkara, Hetu, Parsha, Madhye, Madhya, Asmaka, Asmad, Anu, Kuttaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 12.9). 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: “svayaṃ sūtrāṇi granthitvā lābhasatkārahetavaḥ ”
- svayam -
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svayam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- sūtrāṇi -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- granthitvā -
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√granth -> granthitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √granth]√granth -> granthitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √granth]
- lābhasatkāra -
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lābhasatkāra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]lābhasatkāra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- hetavaḥ -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “parṣāya madhye bhāṣante asmākamanukuṭṭakāḥ ”
- parṣāya -
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parṣa (noun, masculine)[dative single]parṣa (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- madhye -
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madhye (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhya (noun, masculine)[locative single]madhya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]madhyā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bhāṣante -
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√bhāṣ (verb class 1)[present middle third plural]
- asmākam -
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asmāka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asmāka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]asmākā (noun, feminine)[adverb]asmad (pronoun, none)[genitive plural]
- anu -
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anu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anu (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]anu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]anu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]anu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- kuṭṭakāḥ -
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kuṭṭaka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]kuṭṭakā (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 12.9
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)