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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 13.48
यथापि राजा बलचक्रवर्ती योधान दद्याद्विविधं हिरण्यम् ।
हस्तींश्च अश्वांश्च रथान् पदातीन् नगराणि ग्रामांश्च ददाति तुष्टः ॥ ४८ ॥
yathāpi rājā balacakravartī yodhāna dadyādvividhaṃ hiraṇyam |
hastīṃśca aśvāṃśca rathān padātīn nagarāṇi grāmāṃśca dadāti tuṣṭaḥ || 48 ||
It is (a case) like that of a king, ruler of armies, who gives to his soldiers various things, gold, elephants, horses, cars, foot soldiers; he also gives towns and villages, in token of his contentment.
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 (13.48). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yatha, Api, Raja, Balacakravartin, Yodha, Vividham, Vividha, Hiranya, Hastin, Hasti, Ashva, Ratha, Padati, Nagara, Grama, Tushta,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.48). 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: “yathāpi rājā balacakravartī yodhāna dadyādvividhaṃ hiraṇyam ”
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- rājā* -
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rāja (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]rājā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- balacakravartī -
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balacakravartin (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- yodhān -
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yodha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- dadyād -
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√dā (verb class 3)[optative active third single]
- vividham -
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vividham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]vividha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]vividha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]vividhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- hiraṇyam -
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hiraṇya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]hiraṇya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]hiraṇyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “hastīṃśca aśvāṃśca rathān padātīn nagarāṇi grāmāṃśca dadāti tuṣṭaḥ ”
- hastī -
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hastin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]hastin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]hastī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]hastī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]hastī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- īṃś -
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i (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśvāṃś -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rathān -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- padātīn -
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padāti (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- nagarāṇi -
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nagara (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- grāmāṃś -
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grāma (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dadāti -
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dadāti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]√dā (verb class 3)[present active third single]
- tuṣṭaḥ -
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tuṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tuṣ -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tuṣ class 4 verb]√tus -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tus class 1 verb]√tuś -> tuṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tuś class 1 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.48
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)