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).

तस्माद्धि संधावचनं विजानिया बुद्धान लोकाचरियाण तायिनाम् ।
जहित्व काङ्क्षां विजहित्व संशयं भविष्यथा बुद्ध जनेथ हर्षम् ॥ १४५ ॥

tasmāddhi saṃdhāvacanaṃ vijāniyā buddhāna lokācariyāṇa tāyinām |
jahitva kāṅkṣāṃ vijahitva saṃśayaṃ bhaviṣyathā buddha janetha harṣam || 145 ||

Therefore try to understand the mystery of the Buddhas, the holy masters of the world; forsake all doubt and uncertainty: you shall become Buddhas; rejoice!

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

Tasmat, Tad, Sandhavacana, Vijani, Vija, Buddha, Loka, Acariya, Tayin, Kanksha, Hitvan, Samshaya, Han, Harsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 2.145). 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: “tasmāddhi saṃdhāvacanaṃ vijāniyā buddhāna lokācariyāṇa tāyinām
  • tasmāddh -
  • tasmāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • sandhāvacanam -
  • sandhāvacana (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vijāni -
  • vijāni (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vijāni (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    vijāni (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active first single]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • buddhān -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • lokā -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ācariyā -
  • ācariya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ācariya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tāyinām -
  • tāyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “jahitva kāṅkṣāṃ vijahitva saṃśayaṃ bhaviṣyathā buddha janetha harṣam
  • jahitva -
  • kāṅkṣām -
  • kāṅkṣā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • vija -
  • vija (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vija (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vij (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hitva -
  • hitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    hitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • saṃśayam -
  • saṃśaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • bhaviṣyathā -
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • janet -
  • jan (verb class 1)
    [optative active third single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • harṣam -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 2.145

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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