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).

चिरस्याद्य नरादित्य ईदृशीं कुरुते कथाम् ।
बला विमोक्षा ध्यानाश्च अप्रमेया मि स्पर्शिताः ॥ २२ ॥

cirasyādya narāditya īdṛśīṃ kurute kathām |
balā vimokṣā dhyānāśca aprameyā mi sparśitāḥ || 22 ||

Now first does the Sun of men utter such a speech: “I have acquired the powers, emancipations, and numberless meditations”.

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

Cira, Adya, Nara, Itya, Idrishi, Kuruta, Katha, Bala, Vimoksha, Dhyana, Sparshita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.22). 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: “cirasyādya narāditya īdṛśīṃ kurute kathām
  • cirasyā -
  • cira (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    cira (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narād -
  • nara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    nara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • itya* -
  • itya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    i -> itya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb]
  • īdṛśīm -
  • īdṛśī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • kurute -
  • kurutā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuruta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuruta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present middle third single]
  • kathām -
  • kathā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “balā vimokṣā dhyānāśca aprameyā mi sparśitāḥ
  • balā* -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vimokṣā* -
  • vimokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vimokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • dhyānāś -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    dhyānā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aprameyā* -
  • Cannot analyse mi*sp
  • sparśitāḥ -
  • spṛś -> sparśita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √spṛś], [vocative plural from √spṛś]
    spṛś -> sparśitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √spṛś], [vocative plural from √spṛś], [accusative plural from √spṛś]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.22

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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