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).

एतादृशं घोष श्रुणित्व सो नरो आगत्य संशोधयि तं प्रदेशम् ।
तत्रैव सो आवसथं च कुर्यान्निवेशनस्योपलिकुञ्चिके ऽस्मिन् ॥ २३ ॥

etādṛśaṃ ghoṣa śruṇitva so naro āgatya saṃśodhayi taṃ pradeśam |
tatraiva so āvasathaṃ ca kuryānniveśanasyopalikuñcike 'smin || 23 ||

On hearing this call the poor man comes and cleanses the said spot; be takes up his abode there in a hovel near the mansion.

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

Etadrish, Etadrisha, Ghosha, Sah, Agatya, Pradesha, Tatraiva, Avasatha, Niveshana, Upali, Kuncika, Idam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.23). 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: “etādṛśaṃ ghoṣa śruṇitva so naro āgatya saṃśodhayi taṃ pradeśam
  • etādṛśam -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • ghoṣa -
  • ghoṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ghuṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Cannot analyse śruṇitva*so
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • naro -
  • āgatya -
  • āgatya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • Cannot analyse saṃśodhayi*ta
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • pradeśam -
  • pradeśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “tatraiva so āvasathaṃ ca kuryānniveśanasyopalikuñcike 'smin
  • tatraiva -
  • tatraiva (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • āvasatham -
  • āvasatha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kuryān -
  • kṛ (verb class 8)
    [optative active third single]
  • niveśanasyo -
  • niveśana (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    niveśana (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • upali -
  • upalī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    upalī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    upalī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • kuñcike' -
  • kuñcikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    kuñcika (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    kuñcika (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.23

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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