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).

वीर्यैरुपेताश्च अखण्डशीला अच्छिद्रशीला मणिरत्नसादृशाः ।
दृश्यन्ति पुत्रा नरनायकानां विहरन्ति ये पर्वतकन्दरेषु ॥ ६९ ॥

vīryairupetāśca akhaṇḍaśīlā acchidraśīlā maṇiratnasādṛśāḥ |
dṛśyanti putrā naranāyakānāṃ viharanti ye parvatakandareṣu || 69 ||

Energetic, without breach or flaw in their course, similar to gems and jewels, the sons of the leaders of men are visible in the mountain caves where tbeyare dwelling.

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

Virya, Upeta, Akhandashila, Acchidra, Shila, Maniratna, Sadrisha, Drishya, Drishi, Drish, Anti, Putra, Naranayaka, Viharat, Viharanti, Yah, Yat, Parvatakandara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.69). 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: “vīryairupetāśca akhaṇḍaśīlā acchidraśīlā maṇiratnasādṛśāḥ
  • vīryair -
  • vīrya (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental plural from √vīr class 10 verb]
    vīr -> vīrya (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental plural from √vīr class 10 verb]
  • upetāś -
  • upeta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    upetā (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]
  • akhaṇḍaśīlā* -
  • akhaṇḍaśīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • acchidra -
  • acchidra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    acchidra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śīlā* -
  • śīla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śīlā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • maṇiratna -
  • maṇiratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sādṛśāḥ -
  • sādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “dṛśyanti putrā naranāyakānāṃ viharanti ye parvatakandareṣu
  • dṛśya -
  • dṛśya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    dṛśi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛśya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛśya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> dṛśya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    dṛś (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • anti -
  • anti (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    antī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • naranāyakānām -
  • naranāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • viharanti -
  • viharanti (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viharanti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viharanti (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viharantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    viharantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viharantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viharat (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]
  • parvatakandareṣu -
  • parvatakandara (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.69

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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