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).

ये चापि अन्ये सुगतस्य पुत्रा अनुत्तरं ज्ञान गवेषमाणाः ।
विविधां क्रियां कुर्विषु सर्वकालं तेषां पि बोधाय वदन्ति वर्णम् ॥ ११ ॥

ye cāpi anye sugatasya putrā anuttaraṃ jñāna gaveṣamāṇāḥ |
vividhāṃ kriyāṃ kurviṣu sarvakālaṃ teṣāṃ pi bodhāya vadanti varṇam || 11 ||

And the other sons of the Sugata who, strivinor after superior knowledge, have constantly accomplished their various tasks, them also they admonish to enlightenment.

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

Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Anya, Sugata, Putra, Anuttara, Jnana, Gavesha, Vividha, Kriya, Kuru, Sarvakalam, Tad, Bodha, Vadat, Vadanti, Varna,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.11). 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: “ye cāpi anye sugatasya putrā anuttaraṃ jñāna gaveṣamāṇāḥ
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cāpi -
  • 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]
  • anye -
  • anya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • sugatasya -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anuttaram -
  • anuttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaveṣam -
  • gaveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaveṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gaveṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇā -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    aṇ (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “vividhāṃ kriyāṃ kurviṣu sarvakālaṃ teṣāṃ pi bodhāya vadanti varṇam
  • vividhām -
  • vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kriyām -
  • kriyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurvi -
  • kuru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [imperative active second single]
  • iṣu -
  • iṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • sarvakālam -
  • sarvakālam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Cannot analyse pi*bo
  • bodhāya -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • vadanti -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √vad class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • varṇam -
  • varṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṇā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    varṇan (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.11

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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