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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 18.51
एतादृशं घ्राणबलं स्य भोति न च ताव दिव्यं भवते स्य घ्राणम् ।
पूर्वंगमं तस्य तु एत भोति दिव्यस्य घ्राणस्य अनास्रवस्य ॥ ५१ ॥
etādṛśaṃ ghrāṇabalaṃ sya bhoti na ca tāva divyaṃ bhavate sya ghrāṇam |
pūrvaṃgamaṃ tasya tu eta bhoti divyasya ghrāṇasya anāsravasya || 51 ||
Such is the power of his organ of smell. Yet it is not the divine organ he possesses, but (the natural one) prior to the perfect, divine faculty of smell.
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (18.51). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Etadrish, Etadrisha, Ghrana, Bala, Sya, Bha, Bhu, Divya, Bhavat, Bhavant, Purvangama, Tad, Eta, Anasrava,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.51). 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: “etādṛśaṃ ghrāṇabalaṃ sya bhoti na ca tāva divyaṃ bhavate sya ghrāṇam ”
- etādṛśam -
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etādṛśa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]etādṛśa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]etādṛś (noun, masculine)[accusative single]
- ghrāṇa -
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ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- balam -
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bala (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]bala (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]balā (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]
- 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]
- na -
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na (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]na (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]na (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tāva -
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- divyam -
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divya (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]divya (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]divyā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavate -
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bhavat (noun, masculine)[dative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[dative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[dative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[dative single]
- sya -
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sya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sya (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√sā (verb class 4)[imperative active second single]
- ghrāṇam -
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ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]ghrāṇā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “pūrvaṃgamaṃ tasya tu eta bhoti divyasya ghrāṇasya anāsravasya ”
- pūrvaṅgamam -
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pūrvaṅgama (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]pūrvaṅgama (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]pūrvaṅgamā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- 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]
- tu -
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tu (indeclinable particle)[indeclinable particle]
- eta -
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eta (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]eta (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative 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]
- divyasya -
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divya (noun, masculine)[genitive single]divya (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- ghrāṇasya -
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ghrāṇa (noun, masculine)[genitive single]ghrāṇa (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
- anāsravasya -
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anāsrava (noun, masculine)[genitive single]anāsrava (noun, neuter)[genitive single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.51
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)