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).

सो चेज्जिनः पश्चिमके समुच्छ्रये कुमारभूमीमतिनामयित्वा ।
जहित्व कामानभिनिष्कमित्वा स्पृशिष्यते उत्तममग्रबोधिम् ॥ २८ ॥

so cejjinaḥ paścimake samucchraye kumārabhūmīmatināmayitvā |
jahitva kāmānabhiniṣkamitvā spṛśiṣyate uttamamagrabodhim || 28 ||

And the afore-mentioned Gina, then in his last bodily existence, shall, after passing the state of prince royal, renounce sensual pleasures, leave home (to become a wandering ascetic), and thereafter reach the supreme and the highest 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 (3.28). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pashcima, Kah, Kim, Samucchraya, Kumara, Bhumi, Ati, Kama, Abhi, Nishka, Itvan, Uttamam, Uttama, Agrabodhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.28). 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: “so cejjinaḥ paścimake samucchraye kumārabhūmīmatināmayitvā
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • Cannot analyse cejjinaḥ*pa
  • paścima -
  • paścima (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ke -
  • ka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    ka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    kaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    kim (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • samucchraye -
  • samucchraya (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    samucchraya (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    samucchrayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • kumāra -
  • kumāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kumāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūmīm -
  • bhūmī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ati -
  • ati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    ati (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nāmayitvā -
  • nam -> nāmayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nam]
  • Line 2: “jahitva kāmānabhiniṣkamitvā spṛśiṣyate uttamamagrabodhim
  • jahitva -
  • kāmān -
  • kāma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • 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]
  • niṣkam -
  • niṣka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    niṣka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    niṣkā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • itvā -
  • i -> itvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √i]
    itvan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse spṛśiṣyate*ut
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agrabodhim -
  • agrabodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.28

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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