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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 16.23
पुनश्च क्षान्ति भावेत दान्तभूमौ प्रतिष्ठितः ।
धृतिमान् स्मृतिमांश्चैव परिभाषाः क्षमे बहूः ॥ २३ ॥
punaśca kṣānti bhāveta dāntabhūmau pratiṣṭhitaḥ |
dhṛtimān smṛtimāṃścaiva paribhāṣāḥ kṣame bahūḥ || 23 ||
Let him further develop the virtue of forbearance, be steady in the stage of meekness [i.e. of a monk under training.], be constant, of good memory, and patiently endure many censures;
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 (16.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Puna, Kshanti, Bhava, Ita, Danta, Bhuma, Bhumi, Pratishthita, Dhritimat, Smritimat, Paribhasha, Ksham, Kshama, Bahu,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.23). 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 kṣānti bhāveta dāntabhūmau pratiṣṭhitaḥ ”
- 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]
- kṣānti -
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kṣānti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]kṣāntī (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]kṣāntī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]kṣāntī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- bhāve -
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bhāva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single], [locative single]√bhā (verb class 2)[imperative active first dual]
- ita -
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ita (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ita (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√i -> ita (participle, masculine)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i -> ita (participle, neuter)[vocative single from √i class 2 verb]√i (verb class 2)[imperative active second plural]
- dānta -
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dānta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]dānta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhūmau -
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bhūma (noun, masculine)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bhūmi (noun, feminine)[locative single]bhūmi (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- pratiṣṭhitaḥ -
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pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “dhṛtimān smṛtimāṃścaiva paribhāṣāḥ kṣame bahūḥ ”
- dhṛtimān -
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dhṛtimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- smṛtimāṃś -
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smṛtimat (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cai -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- aiva -
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√i (verb class 2)[imperfect active first dual]
- paribhāṣāḥ -
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paribhāṣā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- kṣame -
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kṣam (noun, feminine)[dative single]kṣama (noun, masculine)[locative single]kṣama (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]kṣamā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]√kṣam (verb class 1)[present middle first single]√kṣam (verb class 2)[present middle first single]
- bahū -
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bahu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]bahu (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]bahu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]bahu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- uḥ -
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u (noun, masculine)[nominative single]ṛ (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [genitive single]ṛ (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.23
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)