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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 12.16
भगवानेव जानीते यादृशाः पापभिक्षवः ।
पश्चिमे कालि भेष्यन्ति संधाभाष्यमजानकाः ॥ १६ ॥
bhagavāneva jānīte yādṛśāḥ pāpabhikṣavaḥ |
paścime kāli bheṣyanti saṃdhābhāṣyamajānakāḥ || 16 ||
The Lord himself knows that in the last pericd there are (to be) wicked monks who do not understand mysterious speech.
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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 (12.16). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Bhagavat, Eva, Yadrisha, Papa, Bhikshu, Pashcime, Pashcima, Kali, Sandhabhashya, Aja, Aka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 12.16). 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: “bhagavāneva jānīte yādṛśāḥ pāpabhikṣavaḥ ”
- bhagavān -
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bhagavat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- eva -
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eva (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]eva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jānīte -
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√jñā (verb class 9)[present middle third single]
- yādṛśāḥ -
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yādṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]yādṛśā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- pāpa -
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pāpa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pāpa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhikṣavaḥ -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- Line 2: “paścime kāli bheṣyanti saṃdhābhāṣyamajānakāḥ ”
- paścime -
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paścime (indeclinable)[indeclinable]paścima (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]paścima (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]paścimā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- kāli -
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kālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]kālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- bheṣyanti -
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√bhī (verb class 1)[future active third plural]√bhī (verb class 3)[future active third plural]
- sandhābhāṣyam -
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sandhābhāṣya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ajān -
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aja (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- akā -
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aka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√ak (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- aḥ -
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a (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 12.16
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)