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).

धर्मस्थितिं धर्मनियामतां च नित्यस्थितां लोकि इमामकम्प्याम् ।
बुद्धाश्च बोधिं पृथिवीय मण्डे प्रकाशयिष्यन्ति उपायकौशलम् ॥ १०३ ॥

dharmasthitiṃ dharmaniyāmatāṃ ca nityasthitāṃ loki imāmakampyām |
buddhāśca bodhiṃ pṛthivīya maṇḍe prakāśayiṣyanti upāyakauśalam || 103 ||

They shall reveal the stability of the law, its being subjected to fixed rules, its unshakeable perpetuity in the world, the awaking of the Buddhas on the elevated terrace of the earth, their skilfulness.

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

Dharmasthiti, Dharman, Nitya, Sthita, Lokin, Iyam, Idam, Akampya, Buddha, Bodhi, Prithivi, Manda, Mandi, Pra, Kashayishyat, Kashayishyanti, Upayakaushala,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.103). 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: “dharmasthitiṃ dharmaniyāmatāṃ ca nityasthitāṃ loki imāmakampyām
  • dharmasthitim -
  • dharmasthiti (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    dharmasthiti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharman -
  • dharman (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [vocative single]
  • iyāma -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [optative active first plural]
  • tām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nitya -
  • nitya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    nitya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nitya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sthitām -
  • sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [accusative single from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • loki -
  • lokin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    lokin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • imām -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • akampyām -
  • akampyā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “buddhāśca bodhiṃ pṛthivīya maṇḍe prakāśayiṣyanti upāyakauśalam
  • buddhāś -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    buddhā (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]
  • bodhim -
  • bodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pṛthivī -
  • pṛthivi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pṛthivī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • maṇḍe -
  • maṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    maṇḍa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    maṇḍā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    maṇḍi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    maṇḍi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • kāśayiṣyanti -
  • kāś -> kāśayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kāś], [vocative plural from √kāś], [accusative plural from √kāś]
    kāś -> kāśayiṣyantī (participle, feminine)
    [vocative single from √kāś]
    kāś (verb class 0)
    [future active third plural]
  • upāyakauśalam -
  • upāyakauśala (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    upāyakauśala (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.103

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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