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).

अप्रमेया महावीरा लोके समरुमानुषे ।
न शक्यं सर्वशो ज्ञातुं सर्वसत्त्वैर्विनायकाः ॥ १ ॥

aprameyā mahāvīrā loke samarumānuṣe |
na śakyaṃ sarvaśo jñātuṃ sarvasattvairvināyakāḥ || 1 ||

Innumerable are the great heroes in the world that embraces gods and men; the totality of creatures is unable to completely know the leaders.

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

Aprameya, Mahavira, Loka, Sama, Ruma, Ush, Usha, Shakya, Sarvashah, Sarvasattva, Vinayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.1). 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: “aprameyā mahāvīrā loke samarumānuṣe
  • aprameyā* -
  • aprameya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    aprameyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • mahāvīrā* -
  • mahāvīra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    mahāvīrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sama -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sam (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rumān -
  • ruma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uṣe -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    uṣa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    uṣa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    uṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    u (verb class 1)
    [perfect middle second single]
    u (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single], [perfect middle second single]
    u (verb class 5)
    [perfect middle second single]
  • Line 2: “na śakyaṃ sarvaśo jñātuṃ sarvasattvairvināyakāḥ
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śakyam -
  • śakya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śakya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śakyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
    śak -> śakya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śak class 5 verb], [accusative single from √śak class 5 verb]
  • sarvaśo* -
  • sarvaśaḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • jñātum -
  • jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √jñā]
  • sarvasattvair -
  • sarvasattva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sarvasattva (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • vināyakāḥ -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vināyakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.1

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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