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).

पादैः समैः स्थित्विह केचि धीराः कृताञ्जली संमुखि नायकानाम् ।
अभिस्तवन्तीह हर्षं जनित्वा गाथासहस्रेहि जिनेन्द्रराजम् ॥ २५ ॥

pādaiḥ samaiḥ sthitviha keci dhīrāḥ kṛtāñjalī saṃmukhi nāyakānām |
abhistavantīha harṣaṃ janitvā gāthāsahasrehi jinendrarājam || 25 ||

Some are standing firm, the feet put together and the hands joined in token of respect towards the leaders, and are praising joyfully the king of the leading Ginas in thousands of stanzas.

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

Padaih, Pada, Sama, Stha, Iha, Dhira, Kritanjali, Muc, Nayaka, Abhi, Vanti, Harsha, Janitva, Gatha, Sahasra, Jinendra, Raja, Raj,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.25). 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: “pādaiḥ samaiḥ sthitviha keci dhīrāḥ kṛtāñjalī saṃmukhi nāyakānām
  • pādaiḥ -
  • pādaiḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pāda (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samaiḥ -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • sthi -
  • sthā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • tvi -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse keci*dh
  • dhīrāḥ -
  • dhīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kṛtāñjalī -
  • kṛtāñjali (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṛtāñjali (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • muk -
  • muc (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    muc (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    muc (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • nāyakānām -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nāyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “abhistavantīha harṣaṃ janitvā gāthāsahasrehi jinendrarājam
  • abhis -
  • abhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • vantī -
  • vanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iha -
  • iha (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • harṣam -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janitvā* -
  • janitva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    janitvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • gāthā -
  • gāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • sahasre -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • jinendra -
  • jinendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājam -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    rājan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    rāj (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.25

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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