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).

रत्नामया गोणरथा विशिष्टा सवेदिकाः किङ्किणिजालनद्धाः ।
छत्रध्वजेभिः समलंकृताश्च मुक्तामणीजालिकछादिताश्च ॥ ८० ॥

ratnāmayā goṇarathā viśiṣṭā savedikāḥ kiṅkiṇijālanaddhāḥ |
chatradhvajebhiḥ samalaṃkṛtāśca muktāmaṇījālikachāditāśca || 80 ||

Carts made of precious substances, yoked with bullocks, most excellent, with benches and a row of tinkling bells, decorated with umbrellas and flags, and adorned with a network of gems and pearls.

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

Ratna, Aya, Gona, Ratha, Vishishta, Savedika, Kinkini, Jala, Naddha, Chatra, Dhvaja, Samalankrita, Muktamani, Jalika, Chadita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.80). 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: “ratnāmayā goṇarathā viśiṣṭā savedikāḥ kiṅkiṇijālanaddhāḥ
  • ratnām -
  • ratnā (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ayā* -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • goṇa -
  • goṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rathā* -
  • ratha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • viśiṣṭā -
  • viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • savedikāḥ -
  • savedika (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    savedikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • kiṅkiṇi -
  • kiṅkiṇi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kiṅkiṇī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    kiṅkiṇī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    kiṅkiṇī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jāla -
  • jāla (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jāla (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • naddhāḥ -
  • naddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    naddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    nah -> naddha (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √nah class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nah class 4 verb]
    nah -> naddhā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √nah class 4 verb], [vocative plural from √nah class 4 verb], [accusative plural from √nah class 4 verb]
  • Line 2: “chatradhvajebhiḥ samalaṃkṛtāśca muktāmaṇījālikachāditāśca
  • chatra -
  • chatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    chatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dhvaje -
  • dhvaja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    dhvajā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dhvaj (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single], [imperative active second single]
  • ibhiḥ -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samalaṅkṛtāś -
  • samalaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    samalaṅkṛtā (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]
  • muktāmaṇī -
  • muktāmaṇi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jālika -
  • jālika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jālika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • chāditāś -
  • chādita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    chāditā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    chad -> chādita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √chad], [vocative plural from √chad]
    chad -> chāditā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √chad], [vocative plural from √chad], [accusative plural from √chad]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.80

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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