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).

श्रुत्वा च अस्माकु जिनस्य पुत्रा बोधाय भावेन्ति सुमार्गमग्र्यम् ।
ते व्याक्रियन्ते च क्षणस्मि तस्मिन् भविष्यथा बुद्ध इमस्मि लोके ॥ ३९ ॥

śrutvā ca asmāku jinasya putrā bodhāya bhāventi sumārgamagryam |
te vyākriyante ca kṣaṇasmi tasmin bhaviṣyathā buddha imasmi loke || 39 ||

And by hearing us the sons of Gina realise that eminent path to attain enlightenment, and in that case receive the prediction that they are to become Buddhas in this world.

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

Jina, Putra, Bodha, Sumarga, Agrya, Tad, Yushmad, Vya, Buddha, Buddhi, Loka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.39). 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: “śrutvā ca asmāku jinasya putrā bodhāya bhāventi sumārgamagryam
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse asmāku*ji
  • jinasya -
  • jina (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    jina (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • putrā* -
  • putra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    putrā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • bodhāya -
  • bodha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bodha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • Cannot analyse bhāventi*su
  • sumārgam -
  • sumārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    sumārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • agryam -
  • agrya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    agrya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    agryā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “te vyākriyante ca kṣaṇasmi tasmin bhaviṣyathā buddha imasmi loke
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [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]
  • vyā -
  • vya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vyā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • akriyante -
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kṣaṇasmi*ta
  • tasmin -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • bhaviṣyathā -
  • buddha*i -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    buddhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • im -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.39

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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