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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 16.22
पुनश्च शीलं रक्षेत शुद्धं संबुद्धवर्णितम् ।
अखण्डं संस्तुतं विज्ञैर्बुद्धज्ञानस्य कारणात् ॥ २२ ॥
punaśca śīlaṃ rakṣeta śuddhaṃ saṃbuddhavarṇitam |
akhaṇḍaṃ saṃstutaṃ vijñairbuddhajñānasya kāraṇāt || 22 ||
Let him then, for the sake of Buddhaknowledge, keep unbroken the pure moral precepts which have been recommended by the perfect Buddhas and acknowledged by the wise;
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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 (16.22). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Puna, Shil, Shila, Shuddha, Sambuddha, Varnita, Akhanda, Samstuta, Vijna, Buddhajnana, Karana,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.22). 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: “punaśca śīlaṃ rakṣeta śuddhaṃ saṃbuddhavarṇitam ”
- punaś -
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pu (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]puna (noun, masculine)[nominative single]pū (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śīlam -
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śīla (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śīla (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śīlā (noun, feminine)[adverb]śīl (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- rakṣeta -
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√rakṣ (verb class 1)[optative active second plural]
- śuddham -
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śuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]√śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
- sambuddha -
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sambuddha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sambuddha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- varṇitam -
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varṇita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]varṇita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]varṇitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]√varṇ -> varṇita (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √varṇ class 10 verb], [accusative single from √varṇ class 10 verb]
- Line 2: “akhaṇḍaṃ saṃstutaṃ vijñairbuddhajñānasya kāraṇāt ”
- akhaṇḍam -
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akhaṇḍa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]akhaṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]akhaṇḍā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√khaṇḍ (verb class 1)[imperfect active first single]
- saṃstutam -
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saṃstuta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃstuta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃstutā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- vijñair -
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vijña (noun, masculine)[instrumental plural]vijña (noun, neuter)[instrumental plural]
- buddhajñānasya -
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buddhajñāna (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- kāraṇāt -
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kāraṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.22
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)