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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 13.4
अधिमानीन्न सेवेत विनये चागमे स्थितान् ।
अर्हन्तसंमतान् भिक्षून् दुःशीलांश्चैव वर्जयेत् ॥ ४ ॥
adhimānīnna seveta vinaye cāgame sthitān |
arhantasaṃmatān bhikṣūn duḥśīlāṃścaiva varjayet || 4 ||
He ought not to court conceited men, but catechise such as keep to the religion. He must also avoid such monks as follow the precepts of the Arhat [of the Gainas], and immoral men.
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 (13.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Adhi, Vinaya, Agama, Sthita, Arhanta, Mata, Bhikshu, Duhshila,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.4). 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: “adhimānīnna seveta vinaye cāgame sthitān ”
- adhim -
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adhi (noun, feminine)[accusative single]adhi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ānīn -
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√an (verb class 2)[imperfect active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- seveta -
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√sev (verb class 1)[optative middle third single]
- vinaye -
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vinaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]vinaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]vinayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- cā -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- agame -
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agama (noun, masculine)[locative single]agama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]agamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√gam (verb class 1)[aorist middle first single]√gam (verb class 2)[aorist middle first single]√gam (verb class 3)[aorist middle first single]
- sthitān -
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sthita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
- Line 2: “arhantasaṃmatān bhikṣūn duḥśīlāṃścaiva varjayet ”
- arhanta -
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arhanta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]arhanta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- saṃ -
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sa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- matān -
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mata (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√man -> mata (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √man class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √man class 8 verb]
- bhikṣūn -
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bhikṣu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- duḥśīlāṃś -
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duḥśīla (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- va -
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u (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ū (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]ū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]o (noun, masculine)[adverb]au (noun, feminine)[adverb]au (noun, masculine)[adverb]va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- arjayet -
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√ṛj (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.4
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)