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).

ततो वयं कारणसंग्रहेण उपायकौशल्य निषेवमाणाः ।
फलाभिलाषं परिकीर्तयन्तः समादपेमो बहुबोधिसत्त्वान् ॥ १२२ ॥

tato vayaṃ kāraṇasaṃgraheṇa upāyakauśalya niṣevamāṇāḥ |
phalābhilāṣaṃ parikīrtayantaḥ samādapemo bahubodhisattvān || 122 ||

“Hence we will rouse many Bodhisattvas by the display of skilfulness and the encouraging of the wish of obtaining fruits”.

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

Tatah, Tad, Tata, Vaya, Asmad, Karana, Sangraha, Upayakaushalya, Nishevamana, Phala, Abhilasha, Pari, Kirtayat, Sama, Apa, Bahu, Bodhisattva,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.122). 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: “tato vayaṃ kāraṇasaṃgraheṇa upāyakauśalya niṣevamāṇāḥ
  • tato* -
  • tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tataḥ (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    tata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    tan -> tata (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • kāraṇa -
  • kāraṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṅgraheṇa -
  • saṅgraha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    saṅgraha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • upāyakauśalya -
  • upāyakauśalya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • niṣevamāṇāḥ -
  • niṣevamāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    niṣevamāṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “phalābhilāṣaṃ parikīrtayantaḥ samādapemo bahubodhisattvān
  • phalā -
  • phala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    phalā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    phal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • abhilāṣam -
  • abhilāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kīrtayantaḥ -
  • kīrtayat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    kīrt -> kīrtayat (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb], [vocative plural from √kīrt class 10 verb]
  • samād -
  • sama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • ape -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single], [dative single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • imo* -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [present active first plural]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bodhisattvān -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.122

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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