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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 14.9
गङ्गावालिकसमा षष्टि परिपूर्णा यशस्विनः ।
परिवारो बोधिसत्त्वस्य सर्वे बोधाय प्रस्थिताः ॥ ९ ॥
gaṅgāvālikasamā ṣaṣṭi paripūrṇā yaśasvinaḥ |
parivāro bodhisattvasya sarve bodhāya prasthitāḥ || 9 ||
The train of (each) glorious Bodhisattva is equal to the sands of sixty Ganges in full. All are striving after enlightenment.
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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 (14.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Ganga, Ali, Kasa, Paripurna, Yashasvin, Yashasvi, Parivara, Bodhisattva, Sarva, Bodha, Prasthita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.9). 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: “gaṅgāvālikasamā ṣaṣṭi paripūrṇā yaśasvinaḥ ”
- gaṅgāvā -
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gaṅga (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- āli -
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āli (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]āli (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]ālī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]ālin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- kasam -
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kasa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kasa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kasā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ā -
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ā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ṣaṣṭi -
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ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]
- paripūrṇā* -
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paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]paripūrṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- yaśasvinaḥ -
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yaśasvin (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]yaśasvin (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]yaśasvī (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- Line 2: “parivāro bodhisattvasya sarve bodhāya prasthitāḥ ”
- parivāro* -
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parivāra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bodhisattvasya -
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bodhisattva (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- sarve -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [locative single]sarva (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]sarvā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- bodhāya -
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bodha (noun, masculine)[dative single]bodha (noun, neuter)[dative single]
- prasthitāḥ -
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prasthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]prasthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.9
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)