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).

ज्ञात्वा च सो तस्य इमेवरूपमुदारसंज्ञाभिगतो मि पुत्रः ।
स आनयित्वा सुहृज्ञातिसंघं निर्यातयिष्याम्यहु सर्वमर्थम् ॥ ३१ ॥

jñātvā ca so tasya imevarūpamudārasaṃjñābhigato mi putraḥ |
sa ānayitvā suhṛjñātisaṃghaṃ niryātayiṣyāmyahu sarvamartham || 31 ||

The rich man perceiving this of him (thinks): My son has arrived at the consciousness of being noble. He calls together a gathering of his friends and relatives (and says): I will give all my property to this man.

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

Iyam, Idam, Arupa, Udara, Sanjna, Putra, Nirya, Ahu, Sarvam, Sarva, Artha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.31). 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: “jñātvā ca so tasya imevarūpamudārasaṃjñābhigato mi putraḥ
  • jñātvā -
  • jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
    jñā -> jñātvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √jñā]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • tasya*i -
  • tas (verb class 4)
    [present middle first single], [present passive first single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [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]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • arūpam -
  • arūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    arūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    arūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • udāra -
  • udāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    udāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sañjñā -
  • sañjña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sañjñā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • abhigato* -
  • Cannot analyse mi*pu
  • putraḥ -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “sa ānayitvā suhṛjñātisaṃghaṃ niryātayiṣyāmyahu sarvamartham
  • sa*ā -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    si (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    sa (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle second single]
  • ān -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ānayitvā -
  • an -> ānayitvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
  • Cannot analyse suhṛjñātisaṅgham*ni
  • niryā -
  • niryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • atayiṣyāmya -
  • atī (verb class 2)
    [future active first single]
  • ahu -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sarvam -
  • sarvam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.31

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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