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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 24.4
श्रवणो अथ दर्शनो ऽपि च अनुपूर्वं च तथा अनुस्मृतिः ।
भवतीह अमोघ प्राणिनां सर्वदुःखभवशोकनाशकः ॥ ४ ॥
śravaṇo atha darśano 'pi ca anupūrvaṃ ca tathā anusmṛtiḥ |
bhavatīha amogha prāṇināṃ sarvaduḥkhabhavaśokanāśakaḥ || 4 ||
Hearing, seeing, regularly and constantly thinking will infallibly destroy all suffering, (mundane) existence, and grief of living beings here on earth.
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 (24.4). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Atha, Darshana, Api, Anupurvam, Anupurva, Tatha, Anusmriti, Bhavati, Bhavat, Bhavant, Iha, Amogha, Pranin, Saru, Sarva, Aduhkha, Bhava, Shokanasha, Kah,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 24.4). 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: “śravaṇo atha darśano 'pi ca anupūrvaṃ ca tathā anusmṛtiḥ ”
- śravaṇo -
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- atha -
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atha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- darśano' -
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darśana (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- api -
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api (indeclinable preposition)[indeclinable preposition]ap (noun, neuter)[locative single]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- anupūrvam -
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anupūrvam (indeclinable)[indeclinable]anupūrva (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]anupūrva (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]anupūrvā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- ca -
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ca (indeclinable conjunction)[indeclinable conjunction]ca (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]ca (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- tathā* -
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tathā (noun, feminine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]tatha (noun, masculine)[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
- anusmṛtiḥ -
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anusmṛti (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “bhavatīha amogha prāṇināṃ sarvaduḥkhabhavaśokanāśakaḥ ”
- bhavatī -
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bhavatī (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]bhavat (noun, masculine)[locative single]bhavat (noun, neuter)[nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, masculine)[locative single]bhavant (pronoun, neuter)[nominative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]bhavant (pronoun, feminine)[nominative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[present active third single]
- iha -
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iha (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]iha (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- amogha -
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amogha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]amogha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- prāṇinām -
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prāṇin (noun, masculine)[genitive plural]prāṇin (noun, neuter)[genitive plural]
- sarva -
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saru (noun, masculine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]saru (noun, neuter)[compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]saru (noun, feminine)[compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]sarva (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]sarva (noun, masculine)[vocative single]
- aduḥkha -
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aduḥkha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]aduḥkha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- bhava -
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bhava (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]bhava (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]√bhū (verb class 1)[imperative active second single]
- śokanāśa -
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śokanāśa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]
- kaḥ -
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kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)[indeclinable interrogative]ka (noun, masculine)[nominative single]kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 24.4
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)