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).

प्रतिष्ठितो यत्र स्वयं स्वयंभूर्यच्चैव बुद्धं यथ यादृशं च ।
बलाश्च ये ध्यानविमोक्ष-इन्द्रियास्तत्रैव सत्त्वा पि प्रतिष्ठपेति ॥ ५६ ॥

pratiṣṭhito yatra svayaṃ svayaṃbhūryaccaiva buddhaṃ yatha yādṛśaṃ ca |
balāśca ye dhyānavimokṣa-indriyāstatraiva sattvā pi pratiṣṭhapeti || 56 ||

There where the self-born one has established himself, and where the object of knowledge is, of whatever form or kind; (where) the powers, the stages of meditation, the emancipations, the perfected faculties (are); there the beings also shall be established.

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

Pratishthita, Yatra, Svayam, Svayambhu, Buddha, Yat, Yad, Han, Yadrish, Yadrisha, Bala, Yah, Dhyana, Vimoksha, Indriya, Tatraiva, Pratishtha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.56). 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: “pratiṣṭhito yatra svayaṃ svayaṃbhūryaccaiva buddhaṃ yatha yādṛśaṃ ca
  • pratiṣṭhito* -
  • pratiṣṭhita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • yatra -
  • yatra (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • svayam -
  • svayam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • svayambhūr -
  • svayambhu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    svayambhū (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
    svayambhu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [accusative plural]
  • rya -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    rai (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • ac -
  • ad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • buddham -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yat -
  • yat (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √i class 2 verb], [vocative single from √i class 2 verb], [accusative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative 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]
  • yādṛśam -
  • yādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    yādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    yādṛśā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    yādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “balāśca ye dhyānavimokṣa-indriyāstatraiva sattvā pi pratiṣṭhapeti
  • balāś -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    balā (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]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • dhyāna -
  • dhyāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dhyāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vimokṣa* -
  • vimokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • indriyās -
  • indriya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    indriyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • sattvā -
  • sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
    sad -> sattvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √sad]
  • Cannot analyse pi*pr
  • pratiṣṭha -
  • pratiṣṭha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pratiṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • peti -
  • pi (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.56

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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