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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 16.18
कल्पकोटीसहस्राणि अष्टौ पूर्णानि युज्यते ।
दानं ददन्तो बुद्धेभ्यः श्रावकेभ्यः पुनः पुनः ॥ १८ ॥
kalpakoṭīsahasrāṇi aṣṭau pūrṇāni yujyate |
dānaṃ dadanto buddhebhyaḥ śrāvakebhyaḥ punaḥ punaḥ || 18 ||
Let him, during eight thousand kotis of complete Aeons, continue giving repeated alms to Buddhas and disciples;
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 (16.18). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kalpaka, Ush, Sahasra, Ashta, Ashti, Purna, Dana, Dad, Anta, Buddha, Shravaka, Puna,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.18). 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: “kalpakoṭīsahasrāṇi aṣṭau pūrṇāni yujyate ”
- 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]
- ī -
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ī (noun, feminine)[compound]ī (noun, masculine)[compound]i (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- sahasrāṇi -
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sahasra (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- aṣṭau -
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aṣṭa (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]aṣṭi (noun, feminine)[locative single]√aś -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)[nominative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √aś class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √aś class 5 verb]
- pūrṇāni -
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pūrṇa (noun, neuter)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]√pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, neuter)[nominative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb], [vocative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]
- yujyate -
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√yuj (verb class 7)[present passive third single]
- Line 2: “dānaṃ dadanto buddhebhyaḥ śrāvakebhyaḥ punaḥ punaḥ ”
- dānam -
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dāna (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dāna (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dad -
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dad (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]dad (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]dat (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- anto* -
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anta (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- buddhebhyaḥ -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]buddha (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- śrāvakebhyaḥ -
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śrāvaka (noun, masculine)[dative plural], [ablative plural]śrāvaka (noun, neuter)[dative plural], [ablative plural]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- punaḥ -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.18
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)