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).

अर्हन्तभूता वयमद्य नाथ अर्हामहे पूज सदेवकातः ।
लोकात्समारातु सब्रह्मकातः सर्वेष सत्त्वान च अन्तिकातः ॥ ५४ ॥

arhantabhūtā vayamadya nātha arhāmahe pūja sadevakātaḥ |
lokātsamārātu sabrahmakātaḥ sarveṣa sattvāna ca antikātaḥ || 54 ||

Now have we become Arhats, O Lord; and deserving of the worship of the world, including the gods, Maras and Brahmas, in short, of all beings.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.54). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Arhanta, Bhuta, Vaya, Asmad, Adya, Natha, Puja, Sadevaka, Loka, Sama, Sabrahmaka, Saru, Sarva, Esha, Sattva, Antikat, Antika,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.54). 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: “arhantabhūtā vayamadya nātha arhāmahe pūja sadevakātaḥ
  • arhanta -
  • arhanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtā* -
  • bhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bhūtā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vayam -
  • vaya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vayā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative dual]
  • adya -
  • adya (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    adya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nātha -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nātha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • arhāmahe -
  • arh (verb class 1)
    [present middle first plural]
  • pūja -
  • pūja (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūja (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūj (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sadevakāt -
  • sadevaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sadevaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “lokātsamārātu sabrahmakātaḥ sarveṣa sattvāna ca antikātaḥ
  • lokāt -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • samā -
  • samā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    samā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • rātu -
  • (verb class 2)
    [imperative active third single]
  • sabrahmakāt -
  • sabrahmaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    sabrahmaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • sarve -
  • saru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    saru (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    saru (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    sarva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    sarva (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sarvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • eṣa -
  • eṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    eṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single], [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
    iṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • antikāt -
  • antikāt (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    antika (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
    antika (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • aḥ -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.54

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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