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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 14.25
केनैषां देशितो धर्मः केन बोधीय स्थापिताः ।
रोचन्ति शासनं कस्य कस्य शासनधारकाः ॥ २५ ॥
kenaiṣāṃ deśito dharmaḥ kena bodhīya sthāpitāḥ |
rocanti śāsanaṃ kasya kasya śāsanadhārakāḥ || 25 ||
Who has taught them the law (or duty)? and by whom have they been destined to enlightenment? Whose command do they accept? Whose command do they keep?
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 (14.25). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kena, Kah, Kim, Idam, Deshita, Dharma, Bodhi, Bodhin, Sthapita, Roc, Anti, Shasana, Dharaka,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 14.25). 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: “kenaiṣāṃ deśito dharmaḥ kena bodhīya sthāpitāḥ ”
- kenai -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- eṣām -
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idam (pronoun, masculine)[genitive plural]idam (pronoun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- deśito* -
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deśita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√diś -> deśita (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √diś]
- dharmaḥ -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- kena -
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kena (indeclinable)[indeclinable]kena (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kena (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]ka (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]ka (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[instrumental single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[instrumental single]
- bodhī -
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bodhi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bodhin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single]bodhin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- iya -
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√i (verb class 2)[perfect active second plural]
- sthāpitāḥ -
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sthāpita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]sthāpitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√sthā -> sthāpita (participle, masculine)[nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā]√sthā -> sthāpitā (participle, feminine)[nominative plural from √sthā], [vocative plural from √sthā], [accusative plural from √sthā]
- Line 2: “rocanti śāsanaṃ kasya kasya śāsanadhārakāḥ ”
- roc -
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roc (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- anti -
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anti (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]anti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]antī (noun, feminine)[adverb], [vocative single]
- śāsanam -
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śāsana (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śāsana (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śāsanā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kasya -
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√kas -> kasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √kas]ka (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ka (noun, neuter)[genitive single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[genitive single]kim (pronoun, neuter)[genitive single]
- śāsana -
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śāsana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śāsana (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhārakāḥ -
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dhāraka (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]dhārakā (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 14.25
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)