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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 25.2
औदुम्बरं यथा पुष्पं सुदुर्लभतरो जिनः ।
उत्सृज्य प्रव्रजिष्यावो दुर्लभा क्षणसंपदा ॥ २ ॥
audumbaraṃ yathā puṣpaṃ sudurlabhataro jinaḥ |
utsṛjya pravrajiṣyāvo durlabhā kṣaṇasaṃpadā || 2 ||
As the blossom of the glomerated fig-tree, nay, more rare is the Gina. Let us depart; we will renounce the world; the favourable moment is precious (or not often to be met with).
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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 (25.2). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Audumbara, Yatha, Pushpa, Sudurlabha, Tara, Taras, Jina, Utsrijya, Pra, Durlabha, Kshana, Sampad, Sampada,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 25.2). 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: “audumbaraṃ yathā puṣpaṃ sudurlabhataro jinaḥ ”
- audumbaram -
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audumbara (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]audumbara (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]audumbarā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- yathā -
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yathā (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]yathā (indeclinable relative)[indeclinable relative]yathā (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- puṣpam -
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puṣpa (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]puṣpa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]puṣpā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- sudurlabha -
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sudurlabha (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]sudurlabha (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- taro* -
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taras (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]taras (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]tara (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- jinaḥ -
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ji (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [genitive single]jina (noun, masculine)[nominative single]
- Line 2: “utsṛjya pravrajiṣyāvo durlabhā kṣaṇasaṃpadā ”
- utsṛjya -
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utsṛjya (indeclinable)[indeclinable]utsṛjya (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]utsṛjya (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- pra -
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pra (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]pra (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]pra (Preverb)[Preverb]
- vrajiṣyāvo* -
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√vraj (verb class 1)[future active first dual]
- durlabhā -
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durlabhā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
- kṣaṇa -
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kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)[compound], [vocative single]kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)[compound], [vocative single]
- sampadā -
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sampad (noun, feminine)[instrumental single]sampadā (noun, feminine)[nominative single]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 25.2
The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)
The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)