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).

दिव्यं च मान्दारववर्षमासीदघट्टिता दुन्दुभयश्च नेदुः ।
देवाश्च यक्षाश्च स्थितान्तरीक्षे कुर्वन्ति पूजां द्विपदोत्तमस्य ॥ ६२ ॥

divyaṃ ca māndāravavarṣamāsīdaghaṭṭitā dundubhayaśca neduḥ |
devāśca yakṣāśca sthitāntarīkṣe kurvanti pūjāṃ dvipadottamasya || 62 ||

And there fell a celestial rain of Mandaravas, while the drums (of heaven) resounded without being struck; the gods and elves in the sky paid honour to the highest of men.

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

Divya, Mandarava, Varsha, Ghattita, Dundubhi, Deva, Yaksha, Sthita, Tari, Tarin, Iksha, Kurvat, Puja, Dvipadottama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.62). 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: “divyaṃ ca māndāravavarṣamāsīdaghaṭṭitā dundubhayaśca neduḥ
  • divyam -
  • divya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    divya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    divyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • māndārava -
  • māndārava (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • varṣam -
  • varṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    varṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    varṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ghaṭṭitā* -
  • ghaṭṭita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    ghaṭṭitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]
    ghaṭṭ -> ghaṭṭitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb], [accusative plural from √ghaṭṭ class 10 verb]
  • dundubhayaś -
  • dundubhi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dundubhi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • neduḥ -
  • nad (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • Line 2: “devāśca yakṣāśca sthitāntarīkṣe kurvanti pūjāṃ dvipadottamasya
  • devāś -
  • deva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    devā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yakṣāś -
  • yakṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    yakṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitān -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • tarī -
  • tari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tarī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    tarin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    tarin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • īkṣe -
  • īkṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    īkṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    īkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    īkṣ (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [perfect middle first single], [perfect middle third single]
    īś (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dvipadottamasya -
  • dvipadottama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    dvipadottama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.62

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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