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).

तहि श्रावकाणां गणना न विद्यते ते चाप्रमाणाः सुगतस्य श्रावकाः ।
एकैकक्षेत्रस्मि विनायकानां रश्मिप्रभा दर्शयते हि सर्वान् ॥ ६८ ॥

tahi śrāvakāṇāṃ gaṇanā na vidyate te cāpramāṇāḥ sugatasya śrāvakāḥ |
ekaikakṣetrasmi vināyakānāṃ raśmiprabhā darśayate hi sarvān || 68 ||

The disciples, indeed, are not to be counted: the disciples of Sugata are numberless. Yet the lustre of the ray renders them all visible in every field.

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

Shravaka, Ganana, Tad, Yushmad, Apramana, Sugata, Ekaika, Ksha, Kshi, Tri, Tra, Vinayaka, Rashmiprabha, Darshayat, Sarva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.68). 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: “tahi śrāvakāṇāṃ gaṇanā na vidyate te cāpramāṇāḥ sugatasya śrāvakāḥ
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • śrāvakāṇām -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    śrāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • gaṇanā* -
  • gaṇanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vidyate -
  • vid (verb class 2)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 6)
    [present passive third single]
    vid (verb class 7)
    [present passive third single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • apramāṇā -
  • apramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sugatasya -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śrāvakāḥ -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • Line 2: “ekaikakṣetrasmi vināyakānāṃ raśmiprabhā darśayate hi sarvān
  • ekaika -
  • ekaika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ekaika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣe -
  • kṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kṣi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • tra -
  • tṛ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    tra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • vināyakānām -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vināyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vināyakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • raśmiprabhā* -
  • raśmiprabhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    raśmiprabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • darśayate -
  • dṛś -> darśayat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśayat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √dṛś]
    darśayat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    darśayat (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    darśayat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    dṛś (verb class 0)
    [present middle third single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sarvān -
  • sarva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.68

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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