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).

येही मही शोभतियं समन्तात् पर्षाश्च चत्वार सुलब्धहर्षाः ।
सर्वं च क्षेत्रं इमु संप्रकम्पितं षड्भिर्विकारेहि सुभीष्मरूपम् ॥ ३ ॥

yehī mahī śobhatiyaṃ samantāt parṣāśca catvāra sulabdhaharṣāḥ |
sarvaṃ ca kṣetraṃ imu saṃprakampitaṃ ṣaḍbhirvikārehi subhīṣmarūpam || 3 ||

This earth is, on every side, replete with splendour, and all the four classes of the assembly are filled with delight, while the whole field shakes in six different ways, frightfully.

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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 (1.3). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Yah, Yat, Mahi, Mahin, Shobhat, Samantat, Samanta, Parsha, Catu, Ara, Labdha, Harsha, Sarvam, Sarva, Kshetra, Prakampita, Shash, Vikara, Bhishma, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.3). 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: “yehī mahī śobhatiyaṃ samantāt parṣāśca catvāra sulabdhaharṣāḥ
  • ye -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihī -
  • mahī -
  • mahī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    mahi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    mahin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • śobhati -
  • śubh -> śobhat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh -> śobhat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √śubh class 1 verb]
    śubh (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • samantāt -
  • samantāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    samanta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • parṣāś -
  • parṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    parṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • catvā -
  • catu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    catu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [instrumental single]
  • āra -
  • āra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    āra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ār (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • labdha -
  • labdha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labdha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    labh -> labdha (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
    labh -> labdha (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √labh class 1 verb]
  • harṣāḥ -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “sarvaṃ ca kṣetraṃ imu saṃprakampitaṃ ṣaḍbhirvikārehi subhīṣmarūpam
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse imu*sa
  • sam -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • prakampitam -
  • prakampita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    prakampita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prakampitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ṣaḍbhir -
  • ṣaṣ (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    ṣaṣ (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vikāre -
  • vikāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    vikārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhīṣma -
  • bhīṣma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhīṣma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.3

Cover of edition (2013)

The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)

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Cover of edition (2001)

The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)

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