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).

अनुवर्तमानस्तथ नित्यकालं निमित्तचारीण ब्रवीति धर्मम् ।
धर्मेश्वरो ईश्वरु सर्वलोके महेश्वरो लोकविनायकेन्द्रः ॥ ६० ॥

anuvartamānastatha nityakālaṃ nimittacārīṇa bravīti dharmam |
dharmeśvaro īśvaru sarvaloke maheśvaro lokavināyakendraḥ || 60 ||

Always returning, he preaches the law to those whose course (of life) is conditioned, he, the Lord of the law, the Lord of all the world, the great Lord, the Chief among the leaders of the 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 (4.60). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Anuva, Ritam, Rita, Ana, Tatha, Nityakalam, Nimitta, Cari, Carin, Dharma, Sarvaloka, Maheshvara, Lokavinayaka, Indra,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.60). 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: “anuvartamānastatha nityakālaṃ nimittacārīṇa bravīti dharmam
  • anuvar -
  • anuvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    nu (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • ṛtam -
  • ṛtam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    ṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānas -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • tatha -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityakālam -
  • nityakālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • nimitta -
  • nimitta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cārī -
  • cārī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cārin (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ṇa -
  • ṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bravīti -
  • brū (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “dharmeśvaro īśvaru sarvaloke maheśvaro lokavināyakendraḥ
  • dharmeśvaro -
  • ī -
  • ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    i (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • śva -
  • śvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • ru -
  • ru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • sarvaloke -
  • sarvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • maheśvaro* -
  • maheśvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • lokavināyake -
  • lokavināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
  • indraḥ -
  • indra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.60

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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