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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 13.40
अवर्ण जातू न वदेय कस्यचिद्दृष्टीविवादं च न जातु कुर्यात् ।
कौकृत्यस्थानं च न जातु कुर्यान्न लप्स्यसे ज्ञानमनुत्तर त्वम् ॥ ४० ॥
avarṇa jātū na vadeya kasyaciddṛṣṭīvivādaṃ ca na jātu kuryāt |
kaukṛtyasthānaṃ ca na jātu kuryānna lapsyase jñānamanuttara tvam || 40 ||
He should never speak a disparaging word of anybody; never engage in a dispute on religious belief; never say to such as are guilty of shortcomings, You will not obtain superior knowledge.
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 (13.40). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Avarna, Jatu, Kah, Kim, Cit, Drishti, Drishtin, Vivada, Kaukritya, Sthana, Jnana, Anuttara, Tva, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.40). 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: “avarṇa jātū na vadeya kasyaciddṛṣṭīvivādaṃ ca na jātu kuryāt ”
- avarṇa -
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avarṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]avarṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātū -
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jātū (noun, masculine)[compound]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound]jātu (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]jātu (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vadeya -
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√vad (verb class 1)[optative middle first single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dṛṣṭī -
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dṛṣṭī (noun, masculine)[compound]dṛṣṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]dṛṣṭi (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]dṛṣṭin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- vivādam -
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vivāda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuryāt -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative active third single]
- Line 2: “kaukṛtyasthānaṃ ca na jātu kuryānna lapsyase jñānamanuttara tvam ”
- kaukṛtya -
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kaukṛtya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sthānam -
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sthāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- kuryān -
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√kṛ (verb class 8)[optative 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]
- lapsyase -
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√labh (verb class 1)[future middle second single]
- jñānam -
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jñāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]jñānā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- anuttara -
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anuttara (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]anuttara (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tvam -
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tva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]tva (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.40
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)