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).

अहं चुदग्रस्तद आसि श्रुत्वा घोषं मनोज्ञं पुरुषर्षभाणाम् ।
उदग्रचित्तो भणि तेष तायिनां न मोहवादी प्रवरा महर्षी ॥ १२३ ॥

ahaṃ cudagrastada āsi śrutvā ghoṣaṃ manojñaṃ puruṣarṣabhāṇām |
udagracitto bhaṇi teṣa tāyināṃ na mohavādī pravarā maharṣī || 123 ||

And I was delighted to hear the sweet voice of the leaders of men; in the exultation of my heart I said to the blessed saints, 'The words of the eminent sages are not spoken in vain.

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

Aha, Asmad, Ghosha, Manojna, Purusharshabha, Udagra, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Isha, Ishan, Tayin, Moha, Vadi, Vadin, Pravara, Maharshi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.123). 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: “ahaṃ cudagrastada āsi śrutvā ghoṣaṃ manojñaṃ puruṣarṣabhāṇām
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse cudagrastada*ās
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • ghoṣam -
  • ghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ghoṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • manojñam -
  • manojña (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    manojña (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    manojñā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • puruṣarṣabhāṇām -
  • puruṣarṣabha (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “udagracitto bhaṇi teṣa tāyināṃ na mohavādī pravarā maharṣī
  • udagra -
  • udagra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udagra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • citto* -
  • Cannot analyse bhaṇi*te
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [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]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tāyinām -
  • tāyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • moha -
  • moha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vādī -
  • vādī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    vādī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    vādi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādi (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vādin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • pravarā* -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    pravarā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • maharṣī -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.123

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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