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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 18.71
यं चापि बुद्धः शतपुण्यलक्षणो धर्मं प्रकाशेदिद सर्वलोके ।
तस्यापि शब्दं शृणुते विशुद्धं यं चापि सो भाषति गृह्यते तत् ॥ ७१ ॥
yaṃ cāpi buddhaḥ śatapuṇyalakṣaṇo dharmaṃ prakāśedida sarvaloke |
tasyāpi śabdaṃ śṛṇute viśuddhaṃ yaṃ cāpi so bhāṣati gṛhyate tat || 71 ||
He also hears the holy sound of the law which the Buddha, marked with a hundred blessed signs, preaches all over the world, and he catches what the Buddha speaks.
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 (18.71). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Yah, Capin, Capi, Buddha, Shatapunya, Lakshana, Dharma, Prakasha, Sarvaloka, Tad, Api, Shabda, Vishuddha, Sah, Bha, Tat,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 18.71). 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: “yaṃ cāpi buddhaḥ śatapuṇyalakṣaṇo dharmaṃ prakāśedida sarvaloke ”
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative 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]
- buddhaḥ -
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buddha (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- śatapuṇya -
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śatapuṇya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]śatapuṇya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- lakṣaṇo* -
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lakṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- dharmam -
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dharma (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]dharman (noun, masculine)[adverb]dharman (noun, neuter)[adverb]dharmā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- prakāśe -
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prakāśa (noun, masculine)[locative single]prakāśa (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]prakāśā (noun, feminine)[nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
- di -
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dī (noun, feminine)[adverb]dā (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- da -
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da (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]da (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sarvaloke -
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sarvaloka (noun, masculine)[locative single]
- Line 2: “tasyāpi śabdaṃ śṛṇute viśuddhaṃ yaṃ cāpi so bhāṣati gṛhyate tat ”
- tasyā -
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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]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- śabdam -
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śabda (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]
- śṛṇute -
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- viśuddham -
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viśuddha (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]viśuddha (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]viśuddhā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yam -
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ya (noun, masculine)[accusative single]yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[accusative 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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saḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]sa (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- 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]
- aṣati -
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√aṣ (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- gṛhyate -
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√grah (verb class 9)[present passive third single]
- tat -
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tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 18.71
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)