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).

स्मृतिमन्त तस्मिन् बहुबोधिसत्त्वाः चर्याभिनिर्हारसुकोविदाश्च ।
ये शिक्षिता बुद्धशतेषु चर्यां ते तत्र क्षेत्रे उपपद्य सन्ति ॥ २७ ॥

smṛtimanta tasmin bahubodhisattvāḥ caryābhinirhārasukovidāśca |
ye śikṣitā buddhaśateṣu caryāṃ te tatra kṣetre upapadya santi || 27 ||

Bodhisattvas of good memory, able in showing the course of duty which they have been taught under hundreds of Buddhas, will come to be born in that field.

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

Smritimat, Tad, Bahu, Bodhisattva, Cari, Carya, Abhi, Nirhara, Suka, Vida, Yah, Yat, Shikshita, Buddha, Shata, Yushmad, Tatra, Kshetra, Sat, Santi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.27). 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: “smṛtimanta tasmin bahubodhisattvāḥ caryābhinirhārasukovidāśca
  • smṛtiman -
  • smṛtimat (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • 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]
  • bodhisattvāḥ -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • caryā -
  • carya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    car -> carya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √car]
    carī (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    caryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • nirhāra -
  • nirhāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suko -
  • suka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • vidāś -
  • vida (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vidā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “ye śikṣitā buddhaśateṣu caryāṃ te tatra kṣetre upapadya santi
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śikṣitā* -
  • śikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śikṣitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    śikṣ -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ]
    śikṣ -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √śikṣ class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √śikṣ], [vocative plural from √śikṣ], [accusative plural from √śikṣ]
    śak -> śikṣita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak]
    śak -> śikṣitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √śak], [vocative plural from √śak], [accusative plural from √śak]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śateṣu -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • caryām -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    caryā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • kṣetre -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • upapadya -
  • santi -
  • santi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    santi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active third plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.27

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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