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).

सर्वं च क्षेत्रं प्रचचाल तत्क्षणम् आश्चर्यमत्यद्भुतमासि तत्र ।
रश्मिं च एकां प्रमुमोच नायको भ्रुवान्तरात्तामतिदर्शनीयाम् ॥ ६३ ॥

sarvaṃ ca kṣetraṃ pracacāla tatkṣaṇam āścaryamatyadbhutamāsi tatra |
raśmiṃ ca ekāṃ pramumoca nāyako bhruvāntarāttāmatidarśanīyām || 63 ||

And simultaneously all the fields (of Buddha) began trembling. A wonder it was, a great prodigy. Then the chief emitted from between his brows one extremely beautiful ray,

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

Sarvam, Sarva, Kshetra, Pra, Tatkshana, Ashcaryam, Ashcarya, Atyadbhuta, Tatra, Rashmi, Eka, Pram, Uma, Nayaka, Bhruva, Tara, Ati, Darshaniya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.63). 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: “sarvaṃ ca kṣetraṃ pracacāla tatkṣaṇam āścaryamatyadbhutamāsi tatra
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cacāla -
  • cal (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • tatkṣaṇam -
  • tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • āścaryam -
  • āścaryam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    āścarya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āścarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    āścaryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • atyadbhutam -
  • atyadbhuta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    atyadbhuta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    atyadbhutā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Line 2: “raśmiṃ ca ekāṃ pramumoca nāyako bhruvāntarāttāmatidarśanīyām
  • raśmim -
  • raśmi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ekām -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • pram -
  • pram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    prā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • umo -
  • uma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    umā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 2)
    [perfect active first plural]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect active first plural]
  • ūca -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • nāyako* -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhruvān -
  • bhruva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    bhruvā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • tarāt -
  • tara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • darśanīyām -
  • darśanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dṛś -> darśanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.63

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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