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).

तथागतश्चर्य प्रजानमानः सर्वेष सत्त्वानथ पुद्गलानाम् ।
बहुप्रकारं हि ब्रवीति धर्मं निदर्शयन्तो इममग्रबोधिम् ॥ ६२ ॥

tathāgataścarya prajānamānaḥ sarveṣa sattvānatha pudgalānām |
bahuprakāraṃ hi bravīti dharmaṃ nidarśayanto imamagrabodhim || 62 ||

He, the Tathagata, who is fully aware of the course of all beings and individuals, preaches a multifarious law, while pointing to this superior enlightenment.

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

Tathagata, Carya, Ana, Saru, Sarva, Esha, Sattva, Atha, Pudgala, Bahuprakara, Dharma, Nidarsha, Idam, Agrabodhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 4.62). 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: “tathāgataścarya prajānamānaḥ sarveṣa sattvānatha pudgalānām
  • tathāgataś -
  • tathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • carya -
  • carya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    carya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    car -> carya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √car]
  • prajānam -
  • prajānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ānaḥ -
  • āna (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    an (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active second 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]
  • atha -
  • atha (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pudgalānām -
  • pudgala (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    pudgala (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    pudgalā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “bahuprakāraṃ hi bravīti dharmaṃ nidarśayanto imamagrabodhim
  • bahuprakāram -
  • bahuprakāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahuprakāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahuprakārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • hi -
  • hi (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • 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]
  • nidarśa -
  • nidarśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nidarśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yanto -
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • agrabodhim -
  • agrabodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 4.62

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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