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).

ये चापि धातून करोन्ति पूजां जिनान तेषां परिनिर्वृतानाम् ।
रत्नामयान् स्तूपसहस्र नेकान् सुवर्णरूप्यस्य च स्फाटिकस्य ॥ ७८ ॥

ye cāpi dhātūna karonti pūjāṃ jināna teṣāṃ parinirvṛtānām |
ratnāmayān stūpasahasra nekān suvarṇarūpyasya ca sphāṭikasya || 78 ||

Others also, who paid worship to the relics of the departed Ginas, erected many thousands of Stupas made of gems, gold, silver, or crystal,

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

Yah, Yat, Capin, Capi, Dhatu, Puja, Jinana, Tad, Parinirvrita, Ratna, Aya, Stupa, Sahasra, Kah, Suvarna, Rupya, Sphatika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.78). 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: “ye cāpi dhātūna karonti pūjāṃ jināna teṣāṃ parinirvṛtānām
  • 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]
  • 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]
  • dhātūn -
  • dhātu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse karonti*pū
  • pūjām -
  • pūjā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • jināna -
  • ji -> jināna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jināna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • parinirvṛtānām -
  • parinirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    parinirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    parinirvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “ratnāmayān stūpasahasra nekān suvarṇarūpyasya ca sphāṭikasya
  • ratnām -
  • ratnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayān -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • stūpa -
  • stūpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sahasra -
  • sahasra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ne -
  • na (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    ni (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • kān -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • suvarṇa -
  • suvarṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suvarṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpyasya -
  • rūpya (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    rūpya (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, masculine)
    [genitive single from √rūp class 10 verb]
    rūp -> rūpya (participle, neuter)
    [genitive single from √rūp class 10 verb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sphāṭikasya -
  • sphāṭika (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sphāṭika (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.78

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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