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).

सो ऽहं विदित्वा तहि बोधिमण्डे सप्ताह त्रीणि परिपूर्ण संस्थितः ।
अर्थं विचिन्तेमिममेवरूपं उल्लोकयन् पादपमेव तत्र ॥ ११३ ॥

so 'haṃ viditvā tahi bodhimaṇḍe saptāha trīṇi paripūrṇa saṃsthitaḥ |
arthaṃ vicintemimamevarūpaṃ ullokayan pādapameva tatra || 113 ||

On the terrace of enlightenment I have remained three weeks in full, searching and pondering on such a matter, steadily looking up to the tree there (standing).

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

Sah, Aha, Asmad, Bodhimanda, Saptaha, Saptahan, Paripurna, Samsthita, Artha, Vicinta, Rupa, Padapa, Eva, Tatra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.113). 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: “so 'haṃ viditvā tahi bodhimaṇḍe saptāha trīṇi paripūrṇa saṃsthitaḥ
  • so' -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • viditvā -
  • vid -> viditvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √vid]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bodhimaṇḍe -
  • bodhimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • saptāha -
  • saptāha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    saptāhan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse trīṇi*pa
  • paripūrṇa -
  • paripūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paripūrṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃsthitaḥ -
  • saṃsthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “arthaṃ vicintemimamevarūpaṃ ullokayan pādapameva tatra
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vicinte -
  • vicintā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mima -
  • (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • meva -
  • mav (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    mev (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ullo -
  • kayan -
  • pādapam -
  • pādapa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pādapā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.113

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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