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).

कौसीद्यप्राप्तस्तद यो बभूव परिनिर्वृतस्य सुगतस्य शासने ।
त्वमेव सो तादृशको बभूव अहं च आसीत्तद धर्मभाणकः ॥ ९५ ॥

kausīdyaprāptastada yo babhūva parinirvṛtasya sugatasya śāsane |
tvameva so tādṛśako babhūva ahaṃ ca āsīttada dharmabhāṇakaḥ || 95 ||

He who then, under the rule of the extinct Sugata, was so slothful, was thyself, and it was I who then was the preacher of the law.

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

Kausidi, Kausidya, Aprapta, Tada, Yah, Parinirvrita, Sugata, Shasana, Tva, Yushmad, Eva, Tadrisha, Kah, Aha, Asmad, Dharmabhanaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 1.95). 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: “kausīdyaprāptastada yo babhūva parinirvṛtasya sugatasya śāsane
  • kausīdya -
  • kausīdī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    kausīdya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aprāptas -
  • aprāpta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yo* -
  • yaḥ (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • parinirvṛtasya -
  • parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    parinirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • sugatasya -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • śāsane -
  • śāsana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    śāsana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    śāsanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • Line 2: “tvameva so tādṛśako babhūva ahaṃ ca āsīttada dharmabhāṇakaḥ
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • tādṛśa -
  • tādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ko* -
  • kaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • babhūva -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • ca* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīt -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharmabhāṇakaḥ -
  • dharmabhāṇaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 1.95

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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