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).

अस्मांश्च अध्येषति लोकनाथो ये प्रस्थिता उत्तममग्रबोधिम् ।
तेषां वदे काश्यप मार्ग नुत्तरं यं मार्ग भावित्व भवेयु बुद्धाः ॥ ३७ ॥

asmāṃśca adhyeṣati lokanātho ye prasthitā uttamamagrabodhim |
teṣāṃ vade kāśyapa mārga nuttaraṃ yaṃ mārga bhāvitva bhaveyu buddhāḥ || 37 ||

And the Lord of the world enjoins us: Teach, Kasyapa, the superior path to those that strive to attain the highest summit of enlightenment, the path by following which they are to become Buddhas.

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

Asmad, Asma, Adhi, Eshat, Lokanatha, Yah, Yat, Prasthita, Uttamam, Uttama, Agrabodhi, Tad, Vada, Vadi, Kashyapa, Marga, Nutta, Bhavitva, Bhava, Bhu, Buddha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.37). 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: “asmāṃśca adhyeṣati lokanātho ye prasthitā uttamamagrabodhim
  • asmāṃś -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [accusative plural]
    asma (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • adhye -
  • adhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    adhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single], [dative single]
    adhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    adhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    dhā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 3)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhā (verb class 4)
    [aorist middle first single]
    adhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eṣati -
  • iṣ -> eṣat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 1 verb]
    iṣ -> eṣat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √iṣ class 1 verb]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [present active third single]
  • lokanātho* -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ye -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    yat (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
  • prasthitā* -
  • prasthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    prasthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • 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: “teṣāṃ vade kāśyapa mārga nuttaraṃ yaṃ mārga bhāvitva bhaveyu buddhāḥ
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • vade -
  • vada (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    vada (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    vadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    vadi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vadi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    vad (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • kāśyapa -
  • kāśyapa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kāśyapa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mārga -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • nutta -
  • nutta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nutta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nud -> nutta (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √nud class 6 verb]
    nud -> nutta (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √nud class 6 verb]
  • ram -
  • ra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • yam -
  • ya (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yaḥ (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • mārga -
  • mārga (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārga (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mārg (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • bhāvitva -
  • bhāvitva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhave -
  • bhava (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhava (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    bhu (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhu (noun, feminine)
    [dative single]
    bhavā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • buddhāḥ -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.37

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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