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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 13.72
प्रकाशयित्वा तहि धर्म नास्रवं निर्वापयित्वा बहु प्राणिकोट्यः ।
निर्वायती हेतुक्षये व दीपः सुपिनो अयं सो भवतेवरूपः ॥ ७२ ॥
prakāśayitvā tahi dharma nāsravaṃ nirvāpayitvā bahu prāṇikoṭyaḥ |
nirvāyatī hetukṣaye va dīpaḥ supino ayaṃ so bhavatevarūpaḥ || 72 ||
After having revealed perfect enlightenment and led many kotis of beings to perfect rest, he himself will be extinguished like a lamp when the oil is exhausted. So is that vision.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (13.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Pra, Dharma, Dharman, Nri, Asrava, Nih, Bahu, Pranika, Ush, Yah, Vayat, Kshaya, Kshi, Dipa, Aya, Idam, Sah, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iva, Rupa,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 13.72). 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: “prakāśayitvā tahi dharma nāsravaṃ nirvāpayitvā bahu prāṇikoṭyaḥ ”
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāśayitvā -
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√kāś -> kāśayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √kāś]
- ta -
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ta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]tan (noun, masculine)[compound]
- hi -
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hi (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- dharma -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- nā -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]nā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- asravam -
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asrava (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]asrava (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]√sru (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- vāpayitvā -
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√vā -> vāpayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vā]√vap -> vāpayitvā (absolutive)[absolutive from √vap]
- 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]
- prāṇiko -
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prāṇika (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇika (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]prāṇikā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “nirvāyatī hetukṣaye va dīpaḥ supino ayaṃ so bhavatevarūpaḥ ”
- nir -
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niḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]niḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]ni (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ni (noun, feminine)[nominative single]nis (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vāyatī -
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√vai -> vāyat (participle, neuter)[nominative dual from √vai class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vai class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vai class 1 verb]
- hetu -
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hetu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kṣaye -
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kṣaya (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣaya (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣayā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]kṣi (noun, feminine)[dative single]
- va -
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va (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]va (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dīpaḥ -
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dīpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Cannot analyse supino*ay
- ayam -
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aya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]idam (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- so* -
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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavate -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single], [dative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single], [dative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second plural]
- iva -
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iva (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iva (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- rūpaḥ -
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rūpa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 13.72
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)