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).

सीसस्य लोहस्य च मृत्तिकाय वा कारापयीषु सुगतान विग्रहान् ।
ये पुस्तकर्मामय दर्शनीयांस्ते सर्वि बोधाय अभूषि लाभिनः ॥ ८५ ॥

sīsasya lohasya ca mṛttikāya vā kārāpayīṣu sugatāna vigrahān |
ye pustakarmāmaya darśanīyāṃste sarvi bodhāya abhūṣi lābhinaḥ || 85 ||

Those who ordered beautiful statues of Sugatas to be made of lead, iron, clay, or plaster have etc.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (2.85). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Sisa, Loha, Mrittika, Sugata, Vigraha, Yah, Yat, Pustakarman, Pustakarma, Amaya, Darshaniya, Tad, Yushmad, Bodha, Abhu, Ush, Labhin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.85). 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: “sīsasya lohasya ca mṛttikāya kārāpayīṣu sugatāna vigrahān
  • sīsasya -
  • sīsa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sīsa (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • lohasya -
  • loha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    loha (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mṛttikāya -
  • mṛttika (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    mṛttika (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse kārāpayīṣu*su
  • sugatān -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vigrahān -
  • vigraha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “ye pustakarmāmaya darśanīyāṃste sarvi bodhāya abhūṣi lābhinaḥ
  • 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]
  • pustakarmā -
  • pustakarman (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pustakarma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pustakarma (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • amaya -
  • amaya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    amaya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • darśanīyāṃs -
  • darśanīya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √dṛś]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • sarvi -
  • bodhāya -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • abhū -
  • abhū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
  • uṣi -
  • uṣ (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • lābhinaḥ -
  • lābhin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    lābhin (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.85

Cover of edition (2013)

The Lotus Sutra (The Saddharma-Pundarika)
by H. Kern (2013)

Buy now!
Cover of edition (2001)

The Lotus Sutra (Text with Hindi Translation)
by Ram Mohan Das (2001)

Buy now!
Like what you read? Consider supporting this website: