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).

समान पुत्राण हु तेष तत्क्षणमिमेन दृष्टान्तवरेण पण्डित ।
वदामि एकं इमु बुद्धयानं परिगृह्णथा सर्वि जिना भविष्यथ ॥ ९१ ॥

samāna putrāṇa hu teṣa tatkṣaṇamimena dṛṣṭāntavareṇa paṇḍita |
vadāmi ekaṃ imu buddhayānaṃ parigṛhṇathā sarvi jinā bhaviṣyatha || 91 ||

And those (others) who equally are my sons, to them I just now am showing, by means of this excellent allegory, the single Buddha-vehicle. Receive it; ye shall all become Ginas.

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

Samana, Putra, Tad, Tan, Yushmad, Isha, Ishan, Tatkshana, Iyam, Idam, Drishtanta, Vara, Varena, Pandita, Eka, Buddha, Ana, Pari, Grihnat, Han, Jina,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.91). 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: “samāna putrāṇa hu teṣa tatkṣaṇamimena dṛṣṭāntavareṇa paṇḍita
  • samāna -
  • samāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • putrā -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aṇa -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • hu -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [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]
  • iṣa -
  • iṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    iṣan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tatkṣaṇam -
  • tatkṣaṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ime -
  • iyam (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    idam (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dṛṣṭānta -
  • dṛṣṭānta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vareṇa -
  • vareṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vara (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    vara (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • paṇḍita -
  • paṇḍita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
    paṇḍ -> paṇḍita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √paṇḍ class 10 verb]
  • Line 2: “vadāmi ekaṃ imu buddhayānaṃ parigṛhṇathā sarvi jinā bhaviṣyatha
  • vadāmi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • ekam -
  • eka (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    eka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Cannot analyse imu*bu
  • buddhayā -
  • buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • anam -
  • ana (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • pari -
  • pari (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    pari (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    pari (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pari (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    parī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    parī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    parī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhṇat -
  • gṛhṇat (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    gṛhṇat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    grah -> gṛhṇat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √grah class 9 verb], [vocative single from √grah class 9 verb], [accusative single from √grah class 9 verb]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    han (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sarvi -
  • jinā* -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    jinā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bhaviṣyatha -
  • bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active second plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.91

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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