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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 18.9
गीतं मनोज्ञं मधुरं शृणोति न चापि सो सज्जति तत्र धीरः ।
मनुष्यकोटीन शृणोति शब्दान् भाषन्ति यं यं च यहिं यहिं ते ॥ ९ ॥
gītaṃ manojñaṃ madhuraṃ śṛṇoti na cāpi so sajjati tatra dhīraḥ |
manuṣyakoṭīna śṛṇoti śabdān bhāṣanti yaṃ yaṃ ca yahiṃ yahiṃ te || 9 ||
He can hear singing, lovely and sweet, and, at the same time, is constant enough not to allow himself to be beguiled by it; he perceives the sounds of kotis of men, whatever and wherever they are speaking.
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 (18.9). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Gita, Manojna, Madhuram, Madhura, Capin, Capi, Sajjat, Tatra, Dhira, Manushya, Koti, Ina, Shabda, Bha, Yah, Ahi, Tad, 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 18.9). 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: “gītaṃ manojñaṃ madhuraṃ śṛṇoti na cāpi so sajjati tatra dhīraḥ ”
- gītam -
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gīta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]gīta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]gītā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- manojñam -
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manojña (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]manojña (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]manojñā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- madhuram -
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madhuram (indeclinable)[indeclinable]madhura (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]madhura (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]madhurā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- śṛṇoti -
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√śru (verb class 5)[present active third single]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- cāpi -
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cāpin (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpin (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [vocative single]cāpī (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]cāpi (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]cāpi (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
- so -
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so (noun, feminine)[compound]
- sajjati -
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√sajj -> sajjat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √sajj class 1 verb]√sajj -> sajjat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √sajj class 1 verb]√sajj (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- tatra -
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tatra (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tatra (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tatra (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- dhīraḥ -
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dhīra (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “manuṣyakoṭīna śṛṇoti śabdān bhāṣanti yaṃ yaṃ ca yahiṃ yahiṃ te ”
- manuṣya -
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manuṣya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]manuṣya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- koṭī -
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koṭi (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]koṭī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
- ina -
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ina (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ina (noun, neuter)[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]
- bhā -
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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]
- aṣanti -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[present active third plural]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ahim -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ya -
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i (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]ī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb]ī (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb]e (noun, masculine)[adverb]
- ahim -
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ahi (noun, masculine)[accusative 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 18.9
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)