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).

प्रकाशिता मे इय धर्मनेत्री आचक्षितो धर्मस्वभाव यादृअशः ।
निर्वाणकालो मम अद्य भिक्षवो रात्रीय यामस्मिह मध्यमस्मिन् ॥ ७९ ॥

prakāśitā me iya dharmanetrī ācakṣito dharmasvabhāva yādṛaśaḥ |
nirvāṇakālo mama adya bhikṣavo rātrīya yāmasmiha madhyamasmin || 79 ||

'I have manifested the rule of the law; I have shown the nature of the law; now, O monks, it is the time of my Nirvana; this very night, in the middle watch.

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

Prakashita, Asmad, Dharman, Etri, Aca, Kshit, Kshita, Dharmasvabhava, Yat, Ashas, Nirvana, Kala, Adya, Bhikshu, Ratri, Han, Madhyam, Madhya, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.79). 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: “prakāśitā me iya dharmanetrī ācakṣito dharmasvabhāva yādṛaśaḥ
  • prakāśitā* -
  • prakāśita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prakāśitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • me -
  • (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    ma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single], [dative single], [genitive single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dharman -
  • dharman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • etrī -
  • etrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • āca -
  • āca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ac (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • kṣito* -
  • kṣit (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣit (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    kṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣī -> kṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kṣī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 5 verb], [nominative single from √kṣī class 9 verb]
    kṣi (verb class 2)
    [present active third dual]
  • dharmasvabhāva -
  • dharmasvabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharmasvabhāva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yād -
  • yāt (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yāt (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • aśaḥ -
  • aśas (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aśas (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “nirvāṇakālo mama adya bhikṣavo rātrīya yāmasmiha madhyamasmin
  • nirvāṇa -
  • nirvāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nirvāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhikṣavo* -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • rātrī -
  • rātrī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • madhyam -
  • madhyam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    madhya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    madhya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    madhyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.79

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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