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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 18.8
हस्तीन अश्वान शृणोति शब्दान् रथान गोणान अजैडकानाम् ।
भेरीमृदङ्गान सुघोषकानां वीणान वेणूनथ वल्लकीनाम् ॥ ८ ॥
hastīna aśvāna śṛṇoti śabdān rathāna goṇāna ajaiḍakānām |
bherīmṛdaṅgāna sughoṣakānāṃ vīṇāna veṇūnatha vallakīnām || 8 ||
He perceives the sounds of elephants, horses, cars, cows, goats, and sheep; of noisy kettle-drums, tabours, lutes, flutes, Vallaki-lutes.
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 (18.8). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Hastina, Ashva, Shabda, Ratha, Gona, Ajaidaka, Bheri, Gana, Sughoshaka, Vina, Ana, Venu, Atha, Vallaki,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.8). 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: “hastīna aśvāna śṛṇoti śabdān rathāna goṇāna ajaiḍakānām ”
- hastīna -
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hastīna (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]hastīna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- aśvān -
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aśva (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- śṛṇoti -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- śabdān -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- rathān -
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ratha (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- goṇān -
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goṇa (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- a -
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a (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- ajaiḍakānām -
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ajaiḍaka (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- Line 2: “bherīmṛdaṅgāna sughoṣakānāṃ vīṇāna veṇūnatha vallakīnām ”
- bherīm -
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bherī (noun, feminine)[accusative single]
- ṛ -
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ṛ (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ṛ (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]
- daṅ -
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dā (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- gāna -
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gāna (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sughoṣakān -
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sughoṣaka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ām -
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ā (noun, feminine)[accusative single]o (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- vīṇā -
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vīṇā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- ana -
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ana (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- veṇūn -
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veṇu (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- vallakīnām -
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vallakī (noun, feminine)[genitive plural]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.8
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)