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).

नामं च तस्यो इममेवमासीद् यशकामनाम्ना दिशतासु विश्रुतः ।
स चापि तेनाकुशलेन कर्मणा कल्माषभूतेनभिसंस्कृतेन ॥ ९२ ॥

nāmaṃ ca tasyo imamevamāsīd yaśakāmanāmnā diśatāsu viśrutaḥ |
sa cāpi tenākuśalena karmaṇā kalmāṣabhūtenabhisaṃskṛtena || 92 ||

His name was Yasaskama, by which he was known everywhere. By the accumulated merit of that good action, spotted as it was,

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

Idam, Evam, Eva, Yasha, Kamana, Asu, Vishruta, Capin, Capi, Tad, Tena, Akushala, Karman, Kalmasha, Bhuta, Bha, Samskrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.92). 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: “nāmaṃ ca tasyo imamevamāsīd yaśakāmanāmnā diśatāsu viśrutaḥ
  • nāmam -
  • nāman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasyo -
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • yaśa -
  • yaśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yaśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kāmanām -
  • kāmanā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • nā* -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • diśatā -
  • diś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • asu -
  • asu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asū (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • viśrutaḥ -
  • viśruta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa cāpi tenākuśalena karmaṇā kalmāṣabhūtenabhisaṃskṛtena
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tenā -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • akuśalena -
  • akuśala (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    akuśala (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • karmaṇā -
  • karman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • kalmāṣa -
  • kalmāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalmāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtena -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    bhūta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • bhi -
  • bhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    bhā (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saṃskṛtena -
  • saṃskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saṃskṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.92

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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