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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 14.17
अतो बहुतराश्चान्ये प्रमाणैषां न विद्यते ।
एकैकं गणयन्तेन कल्पकोटीशतैरपि ॥ १७ ॥
ato bahutarāścānye pramāṇaiṣāṃ na vidyate |
ekaikaṃ gaṇayantena kalpakoṭīśatairapi || 17 ||
There are yet others who are incalculable; it would be impossible to count them even in hundreds of kotis of Aeons.
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 (14.17). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atah, Bahutara, Pramana, Idam, Ekaika, Kalpaka, Ush, Ishat, Api,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.17). 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: “ato bahutarāścānye pramāṇaiṣāṃ na vidyate ”
- ato* -
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ataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- bahutarāś -
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bahutara (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]bahutarā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- cānye -
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- pramāṇai -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- vidyate -
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√vid (verb class 2)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 6)[present passive third single]√vid (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “ekaikaṃ gaṇayantena kalpakoṭīśatairapi ”
- ekaikam -
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ekaika (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ekaika (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ekaikā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- gaṇayante -
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√gaṇ (verb class 10)[present middle third plural]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kalpako -
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kalpaka (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kalpaka (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]kalpakā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- uṭ -
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uṣ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- īśatai -
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īśat (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]īśat (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]īśat (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- air -
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a (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active second single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]api (Preverb)[Preverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.17
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)