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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 18.45
आभास्वरान् जानति देवपुत्रान् च्युतोपपन्नांश्च अपूर्वकांश्च ।
घ्राणेन्द्रियं ईदृश तस्य भोति यो बोधिसत्त्वो इमु सूत्र धारयेत् ॥ ४५ ॥
ābhāsvarān jānati devaputrān cyutopapannāṃśca apūrvakāṃśca |
ghrāṇendriyaṃ īdṛśa tasya bhoti yo bodhisattvo imu sūtra dhārayet || 45 ||
He perceives the Abhasvara angels falling (and shooting) and appearing, even those that he never saw before. Such is the organ of smell of the Bodhisattva who keeps this Sutra.
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 (18.45). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Abhasvara, Janat, Janati, Devaputra, Cyut, Cyuta, Upapanna, Apurva, Kah, Ghranendriya, Idrisha, Tad, Bha, Bhu, Yah, Sutra,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.45). 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: “ābhāsvarān jānati devaputrān cyutopapannāṃśca apūrvakāṃśca ”
- ābhāsvarān -
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ābhāsvara (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- jānati -
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jānat (noun, masculine)[locative single]jānat (noun, neuter)[locative single]√jñā -> jānat (participle, masculine)[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jānat (participle, neuter)[locative single from √jñā class 9 verb]√jñā -> jānatī (participle, feminine)[vocative single from √jñā class 9 verb]
- devaputrān -
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devaputra (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- cyuto -
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cyuta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]cyuta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]cyut (noun, masculine)[instrumental single]cyut (noun, neuter)[instrumental single]cyutā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- upapannāṃś -
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upapanna (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- apūrva -
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apūrva (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]apūrva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- kāṃś -
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ka (noun, masculine)[accusative plural]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative plural]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- Line 2: “ghrāṇendriyaṃ īdṛśa tasya bhoti yo bodhisattvo imu sūtra dhārayet ”
- ghrāṇendriyam -
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ghrāṇendriya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- īdṛśa -
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īdṛśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]īdṛśa (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]
- 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]
- yo* -
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yaḥ (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]ya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
- bodhisattvo -
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- Cannot analyse imu*sū
- sūtra -
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sūtra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- dhārayet -
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√dhṛ (verb class 0)[optative active third single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.45
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)