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).

अतीतमध्वानमनुस्मरामि अचिन्तिये अपरिमितस्मि कल्पे ।
यदा जिनो आसि प्रजान उत्तमश्चन्द्रस्य सूर्यस्य प्रदीप नाम ॥ ५७ ॥

atītamadhvānamanusmarāmi acintiye aparimitasmi kalpe |
yadā jino āsi prajāna uttamaścandrasya sūryasya pradīpa nāma || 57 ||

I remember a past period, inconceivable, illimited kalpas ago, when the highest of beings, the Gina of the name of Kandrasuryapradipa, was in existence.

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

Atita, Adhvana, Adhvan, Anu, Acit, Yah, Yat, Apari, Mit, Kalpa, Yada, Yad, Praja, Uttama, Candra, Surya, Pradipa, Naman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.57). 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: “atītamadhvānamanusmarāmi acintiye aparimitasmi kalpe
  • atītam -
  • atīta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atīta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atītā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    atī (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second dual]
  • adhvānam -
  • adhvāna (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    adhvan (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • smarāmi -
  • smṛ (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • acinti -
  • acit (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • apari -
  • aparī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • mit -
  • mit (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • kalpe -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kalpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kḷp (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • Line 2: “yadā jino āsi prajāna uttamaścandrasya sūryasya pradīpa nāma
  • yadā -
  • yadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yadā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • jino -
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • prajān -
  • praja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a* -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • uttamaś -
  • uttama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • candrasya -
  • candra (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    candra (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sūryasya -
  • sūrya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sūrya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
    sūr -> sūrya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √sūr class 4 verb], [genitive single from √sūr class 10 verb]
  • pradīpa -
  • pradīpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāma -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.57

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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