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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 17.12
कुटिलं च शुष्कं च न जातु दीर्घं मुखं न चिपिटं स्य कदाचि भोति ।
सुसंस्थिता नास तथा ललाटं दन्ता च ओष्ठो मुखमण्डलं च ॥ १२ ॥
kuṭilaṃ ca śuṣkaṃ ca na jātu dīrghaṃ mukhaṃ na cipiṭaṃ sya kadāci bhoti |
susaṃsthitā nāsa tathā lalāṭaṃ dantā ca oṣṭho mukhamaṇḍalaṃ ca || 12 ||
His face is not wry, nor lean, nor long; his nose not flat; it is well-shaped, as well as his forehead, teeth, lips, and round face.
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 (17.12). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Kutila, Shushka, Jatu, Dirgham, Dirgha, Mukha, Cipita, Sya, Bha, Bhu, Susamsthita, Tatha, Lalata, Danta, Oshtha, Mukhamandala,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 17.12). 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: “kuṭilaṃ ca śuṣkaṃ ca na jātu dīrghaṃ mukhaṃ na cipiṭaṃ sya kadāci bhoti ”
- kuṭilam -
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kuṭila (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]kuṭila (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]kuṭilā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- śuṣkam -
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śuṣka (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]śuṣka (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]śuṣkā (noun, feminine)[adverb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, masculine)[accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]√śuṣ -> śuṣka (participle, neuter)[nominative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb], [accusative single from √śuṣ class 6 verb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- jātu -
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jātu (indeclinable)[indeclinable]jātu (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]jātu (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]jātū (noun, masculine)[adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]jātū (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- dīrgham -
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dīrgham (indeclinable)[indeclinable]dīrgha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dīrgha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]dīrghā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- mukham -
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mukha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]mukha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cipiṭam -
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cipiṭa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cipiṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cipiṭā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- Cannot analyse kadāci*bh
- bho -
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bha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]bhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]bhā (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]bhu (noun, masculine)[vocative single]bhu (noun, feminine)[vocative single]
- ūti -
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ūti (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ūti (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- Line 2: “susaṃsthitā nāsa tathā lalāṭaṃ dantā ca oṣṭho mukhamaṇḍalaṃ ca ”
- susaṃsthitā* -
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susaṃsthita (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]susaṃsthitā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
- nāsa -
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√nās (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- lalāṭam -
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lalāṭa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- dantā -
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dantā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ca* -
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ca (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- oṣṭho* -
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oṣṭha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- mukhamaṇḍalam -
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mukhamaṇḍala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 17.12
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)