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).

श्रुत्वा च सो ऽहं इमु बुद्धधर्मं संघाय एतत्किल भाषितं ति ।
अतर्किकं सूक्ष्ममनास्रवं च ज्ञानं प्रणेती जिन बोधिमण्डे ॥ १० ॥

śrutvā ca so 'haṃ imu buddhadharmaṃ saṃghāya etatkila bhāṣitaṃ ti |
atarkikaṃ sūkṣmamanāsravaṃ ca jñānaṃ praṇetī jina bodhimaṇḍe || 10 ||

And on hearing this Buddha-law, I thought: “To be sure, this is expounded mysteriously”; it is an inscrutable, subtle, and faultless science, which is announced by the Ginas on the terrace of enlightenment.'

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

Sah, Aha, Asmad, Buddhadharma, Sangha, Etad, Kila, Bhashita, Tarkin, Kah, Sukshmam, Sukshma, Anasrava, Jnana, Prana, Iti, Jina, Bodhimanda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.10). 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: “śrutvā ca so 'haṃ imu buddhadharmaṃ saṃghāya etatkila bhāṣitaṃ ti
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • 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]
  • Cannot analyse imu*bu
  • buddhadharmam -
  • buddhadharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • saṅghāya -
  • saṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    saṅgha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • etat -
  • etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • kila -
  • kila (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    kila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāṣitam -
  • bhāṣita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bhāṣita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Cannot analyse ti
  • Line 2: “atarkikaṃ sūkṣmamanāsravaṃ ca jñānaṃ praṇetī jina bodhimaṇḍe
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tarki -
  • tarkin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    tarkin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kam -
  • ka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • sūkṣmam -
  • sūkṣmam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    sūkṣmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • anāsravam -
  • anāsrava (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anāsrava (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anāsravā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • praṇe -
  • praṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    praṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    praṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • itī -
  • iti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jina -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bodhimaṇḍe -
  • bodhimaṇḍa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.10

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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