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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 14.24
महात्मनां च सर्वेषां वीर्यन्तान तायिनाम् ।
बोधिसत्त्वान वीराणां कुत एतेष संभवः ॥ २४ ॥
mahātmanāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ vīryantāna tāyinām |
bodhisattvāna vīrāṇāṃ kuta eteṣa saṃbhavaḥ || 24 ||
Where do all those noble, energetic heroes, those mighty Bodhisattvas, come from?
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 (14.24). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Mahatman, Mahatmana, Sarva, Yantri, Ana, Tayin, Bodhisattva, Vira, Kutah, Kuta, Eta, Etad, Eti, Esha, Etri, Isha, Ishan, Sambhava, Sambhu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.24). 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: “mahātmanāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ vīryantāna tāyinām ”
- mahātmanām -
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mahātman (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]mahātman (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]mahātmanā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarveṣām -
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sarva (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]sarva (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- vīr -
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vī (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [vocative single]vī (noun, masculine)[nominative single], [vocative single]
- yantā -
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yantṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√yam (verb class 1)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāyinām -
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tāyin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “bodhisattvāna vīrāṇāṃ kuta eteṣa saṃbhavaḥ ”
- bodhisattvān -
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bodhisattva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- vīrāṇām -
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vīra (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]vīra (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]vīrā (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
- kuta* -
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kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]kutaḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kuta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- ete -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]etā (noun, feminine)[nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]etad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]eti (noun, feminine)[vocative single]eṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]etṛ (noun, masculine)[nominative single]eṣa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]√i (verb class 2)[periphrastic-future active third single]
- iṣa -
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iṣa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]iṣa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]iṣan (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- sambhavaḥ -
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sambhava (noun, masculine)[nominative single]sambhu (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sambhu (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 14.24
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)