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).

ददन्ति दानानि तथैव केचित् सशिष्यसंघेषु जिनेषु संमुखम् ।
खाद्यं च भोज्यं च तथान्नपान्नं गिलानभैषज्य बहू अनल्पकम् ॥ ३६ ॥

dadanti dānāni tathaiva kecit saśiṣyasaṃgheṣu jineṣu saṃmukham |
khādyaṃ ca bhojyaṃ ca tathānnapānnaṃ gilānabhaiṣajya bahū analpakam || 36 ||

Some, again, offer in presence of the Ginas and the assemblage of disciples gifts (consisting) in food hard and soft, meat and drink, medicaments for the sick, in plenty and abundance.

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

Dana, Tatha, Kah, Kim, Cit, Sashishya, Sangha, Jina, Mukha, Khadya, Bhojya, Bhoji, Gilana, Bhaishajya, Bahu, Analpa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.36). 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: “dadanti dānāni tathaiva kecit saśiṣyasaṃgheṣu jineṣu saṃmukham
  • dadanti -
  • (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [present active third plural]
  • dānāni -
  • dāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    dān (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first single]
  • tathai -
  • tathā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tathā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cit -
  • cit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cit (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saśiṣya -
  • saśiṣya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saśiṣya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgheṣu -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • jineṣu -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • saṃ -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mukham -
  • mukha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mukha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “khādyaṃ ca bhojyaṃ ca tathānnapānnaṃ gilānabhaiṣajya bahū analpakam
  • khādyam -
  • khādya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    khādya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    khād -> khādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khād -> khādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khād class 1 verb], [accusative single from √khād class 1 verb]
    khad -> khādya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √khad class 6 verb]
    khad -> khādya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √khad class 6 verb], [accusative single from √khad class 6 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhojyam -
  • bhojya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhojya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhojyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √bhuj]
    bhuj -> bhojya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √bhuj], [accusative single from √bhuj]
    bhojī (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathānn -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • apānn -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • gilāna -
  • gilāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gilāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhaiṣajya -
  • bhaiṣajya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhaiṣajya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • analpa -
  • analpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    analpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.36

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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