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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 13.59
सो बन्धुभूतो भवतीह प्राणिनामालोकजातो विचरन्तु मेदिनीम् ।
तिमिरं हरन्तो बहुप्राणकोटिनां यो सूत्रधारे इमु निर्वृते मयि ॥ ५९ ॥
so bandhubhūto bhavatīha prāṇināmālokajāto vicarantu medinīm |
timiraṃ haranto bahuprāṇakoṭināṃ yo sūtradhāre imu nirvṛte mayi || 59 ||
He is a friend to all creatures in the world. He goes all over the earth as a light, dissipating the gloom of many kotis of creatures, he who keeps this Sutra after my extinction.
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 (13.59). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sah, Bandhu, Bhuta, Bhutas, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iha, Pranin, Aloka, Jatri, Jata, Medini, Timira, Harat, Bahu, Pranaka, Ush, Ina, Sutradhara, Nirvrita, Nirvriti, Mayi, Asmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.59). 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: “so bandhubhūto bhavatīha prāṇināmālokajāto vicarantu medinīm ”
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bandhu -
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bandhu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bandhū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]bandhū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]bandhū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhūto* -
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bhūtas (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]bhūta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavatī -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- āloka -
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āloka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- jāto* -
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jātṛ (noun, feminine)[vocative single]jāta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]
- vi -
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vi (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]vi (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]vi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]vi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ve (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, feminine)[adverb]vī (noun, masculine)[adverb]vī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]vi (Preverb)[Preverb]
- carantu -
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√car (verb class 1)[imperative active third plural]
- medinīm -
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medinī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- Line 2: “timiraṃ haranto bahuprāṇakoṭināṃ yo sūtradhāre imu nirvṛte mayi ”
- timiram -
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timira (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]timira (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]timirā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- haranto* -
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√hṛ -> harat (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hṛ class 1 verb]
- bahu -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- prāṇako -
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prāṇaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- inām -
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inā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- yo -
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yu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]yu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- sūtradhāre -
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sūtradhāra (noun, masculine)[locative single]sūtradhāra (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
- Cannot analyse imu*ni
- nirvṛte -
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nirvṛta (noun, masculine)[locative single]nirvṛta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]nirvṛtā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]nirvṛti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]nirvṛti (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- mayi -
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mayī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]asmad (pronoun, none)[locative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.59
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)