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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 13.51
तथैव बुद्धो अहु धर्मराजा क्षान्तीबलः प्रज्ञप्रभूतकोशः ।
धर्मेण शासामिमु सर्वलोकं हितानुकम्पी करूणायमानः ॥ ५१ ॥
tathaiva buddho ahu dharmarājā kṣāntībalaḥ prajñaprabhūtakośaḥ |
dharmeṇa śāsāmimu sarvalokaṃ hitānukampī karūṇāyamānaḥ || 51 ||
Likewise do I, the Buddha, the king of the law, I who have the force of patience and a large treasure of wisdom, with justice govern the whole world, benign, compassionate, and pitiful.
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 (13.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Tatha, Ahu, Dharmaraj, Dharmarajan, Kshanti, Bala, Prajna, Sha, Shas, Dharmena, Dharma, Shasa, Amin, Sarvaloka, Hita, Uksh, Mana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.51). 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: “tathaiva buddho ahu dharmarājā kṣāntībalaḥ prajñaprabhūtakośaḥ ”
- tathai -
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tathā (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tatha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]tatha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- buddho -
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- ahu -
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ahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]ahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ahu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- dharmarājā -
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dharmarāj (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]dharmarājan (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kṣāntī -
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kṣāntī (noun, masculine)[compound]kṣāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [nominative single]kṣānti (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- balaḥ -
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bala (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- prajña -
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prajña (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prajña (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prabhūtako -
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- śaḥ -
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śas (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]śa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dharmeṇa śāsāmimu sarvalokaṃ hitānukampī karūṇāyamānaḥ ”
- dharmeṇa -
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dharmeṇa (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dharma (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]
- śāsā -
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śāsa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śās (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]
- ami -
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amin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]amin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- mu -
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mu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]mū (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]mū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sarvalokam -
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sarvaloka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- hitān -
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hita (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]√hi -> hita (participle, masculine)[accusative plural from √hi class 5 verb]
- uk -
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ukṣ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]ukṣ (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- ampī -
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- ka -
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ka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- rū -
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ru (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- ṇāya -
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ṇa (noun, masculine)[dative single]
- mānaḥ -
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māna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√man -> māna (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √man class 4 verb], [nominative single from √man class 8 verb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.51
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)