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).

सो चो जिनो भाषिय अग्रधर्मं प्रहर्षयित्वा जनतामनेकाम् ।
तस्मिंश्च दिवसे वदते स नायकः पुरतो हि लोकस्य सदेवकस्य ॥ ७८ ॥

so co jino bhāṣiya agradharmaṃ praharṣayitvā janatāmanekām |
tasmiṃśca divase vadate sa nāyakaḥ purato hi lokasya sadevakasya || 78 ||

And after the Gina and Leader had manifested the supreme law and stimulated the numerous crowd, he spoke, that day, towards the world including the gods (as follows):

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

Jina, Bhashin, Bhashi, Agradharma, Pra, Janat, Janata, Aneka, Tad, Divasa, Vadat, Nayaka, Puratah, Purat, Loka, Sadevaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.78). 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: “so co jino bhāṣiya agradharmaṃ praharṣayitvā janatāmanekām
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • co* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jino* -
  • ji (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhāṣi -
  • bhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • agradharmam -
  • agradharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • harṣayitvā -
  • hṛṣ -> harṣayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √hṛṣ]
  • janatām -
  • janat (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    janat (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    janatā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    jan -> janat (participle, masculine)
    [genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan -> janat (participle, neuter)
    [genitive plural from √jan class 1 verb], [genitive plural from √jan class 2 verb]
    jan (verb class 1)
    [imperative active third dual], [imperative middle third single]
    jan (verb class 2)
    [imperative middle third plural]
  • anekām -
  • anekā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tasmiṃśca divase vadate sa nāyakaḥ purato hi lokasya sadevakasya
  • tasmiṃś -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • divase -
  • divasa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • vadate -
  • vad -> vadat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad -> vadat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √vad class 1 verb]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present middle third single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • nāyakaḥ -
  • nāyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • purato* -
  • purataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pur -> purat (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pur class 6 verb], [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur -> purat (participle, neuter)
    [ablative single from √pur class 6 verb], [genitive single from √pur class 6 verb]
    pur (verb class 6)
    [present active third dual]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • lokasya -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
  • sadevakasya -
  • sadevaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sadevaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.78

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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