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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 16.56
य ईदृशो भवेत्कश्चिद् यः सूत्रं धारयेदिदम् ।
न तस्य पुण्यस्कन्धस्य प्रमाणमुपलभ्यते ॥ ५६ ॥
ya īdṛśo bhavetkaścid yaḥ sūtraṃ dhārayedidam |
na tasya puṇyaskandhasya pramāṇamupalabhyate || 56 ||
If there be such a man who (at the same time) keeps this Sutra, he will possess a mass of merit that cannot be measured.
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 (16.56). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Idrish, Idrisha, Kah, Cit, Sutra, Idam, Tad, Punyaskandha, Pramana, Upalabhya, Yushmad,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 16.56). 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: “ya īdṛśo bhavetkaścid yaḥ sūtraṃ dhārayedidam ”
- ya* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- īdṛśo* -
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īdṛś (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛś (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bhavet -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- kaś -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- cid -
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cit (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]cit (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- yaḥ -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- sūtram -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dhārayed -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
- idam -
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idam (pronoun, neuter)[nominative single], [accusative single]
- Line 2: “na tasya puṇyaskandhasya pramāṇamupalabhyate ”
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tasya -
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√tas -> tasya (absolutive)[absolutive from √tas]ta (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ta (noun, neuter)[genitive single]tad (noun, neuter)[genitive single]sa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]√tas (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- puṇyaskandhasya -
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puṇyaskandha (noun, masculine)[genitive single]
- pramāṇam -
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pramāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pramāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- upalabhya -
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upalabhya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]upalabhya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- te -
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ta (noun, masculine)[locative single]ta (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]tā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [accusative dual]yuṣmad (pronoun, none)[dative single], [genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 16.56
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)