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).

धर्मं च सो भाषति लोकनाथो अनन्तनिर्देशवरं ति सूत्रम् ।
नामेव वैपुल्यमिदं प्रवुच्यति प्रकाशयी प्राणिसहस्रकोटिनाम् ॥ ६० ॥

dharmaṃ ca so bhāṣati lokanātho anantanirdeśavaraṃ ti sūtram |
nāmeva vaipulyamidaṃ pravucyati prakāśayī prāṇisahasrakoṭinām || 60 ||

And the Lord of the world proclaimed the law, and revealed to thousands of kotis of living beings the Sutra, the development, which by name is called “the excellent Exposition of Infinity”.

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

Dharma, Sah, Bha, Ananta, Nirdesha, Varam, Vara, Sutra, Naman, Nami, Iva, Vaipulya, Idam, Pra, Pran, Pranin, Sahasrakoti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.60). 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: “dharmaṃ ca so bhāṣati lokanātho anantanirdeśavaraṃ ti sūtram
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhā -
  • bha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • aṣati -
  • aṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • lokanātho -
  • ananta -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • nirdeśa -
  • nirdeśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varam -
  • varam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse ti*sū
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nāmeva vaipulyamidaṃ pravucyati prakāśayī prāṇisahasrakoṭinām
  • nāme -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    nāmi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • iva -
  • iva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    iva (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • vaipulyam -
  • vaipulya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vaipulya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse pravucyati*pr
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aśayī -
  • prāṇi -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāṇ (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • sahasrakoṭinā -
  • sahasrakoṭī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasrakoṭi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasrakoṭi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.60

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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