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).

किकारणं नास्य वदामि मोक्षमप्राप्यिमामुत्तममग्रबोधिम् ।
ममैष छन्दो अहु धर्मराजा सुखापनार्थायिह लोकि जातः ॥ १०४ ॥

kikāraṇaṃ nāsya vadāmi mokṣamaprāpyimāmuttamamagrabodhim |
mamaiṣa chando ahu dharmarājā sukhāpanārthāyiha loki jātaḥ || 104 ||

Why is it that I do not pronounce one to be delivered before one's having reached the highest, supreme enlightenment? (Because) such is mywill; I am the ruler of the law, who is born in this world to lead to beatitude.

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

Nasya, Moksha, Api, Asmad, Uttamam, Uttama, Agrabodhi, Mama, Aisha, Chandu, Ahu, Dharmaraj, Dharmarajan, Sukhapa, Nri, Artha, Ayi, Ayin, Han, Lokin, Jatri, Jata,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 3.104). 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: “kikāraṇaṃ nāsya vadāmi mokṣamaprāpyimāmuttamamagrabodhim
  • Cannot analyse kikāraṇam*nā
  • nāsya -
  • nāsya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nās -> nāsya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √nās]
    nās -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nās -> nāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nās class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
    nas -> nāsya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nas class 1 verb]
  • vadāmi -
  • vad (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • mokṣam -
  • mokṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mokṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ap -
  • ap (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [instrumental single]
    ra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āpyi -
  • āpī (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • mām -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative single]
  • 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]
  • Line 2: “mamaiṣa chando ahu dharmarājā sukhāpanārthāyiha loki jātaḥ
  • mamai -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    mamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • aiṣa -
  • aiṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • chando -
  • chandu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    chandu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ahu -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • dharmarājā -
  • dharmarāj (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    dharmarājan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • sukhāpa -
  • sukhāpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sukhāpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nṛ (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • arthā -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ayi -
  • ayi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ha -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    han (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • loki -
  • lokin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    lokin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jātaḥ -
  • jātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    jāta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    jan -> jāta (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √jan class 1 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 2 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 3 verb], [nominative single from √jan class 4 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 3.104

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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