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).

एवं च संश्रावयते महर्षिः पुरस्कृतो लोके सदेवके ऽस्मिन् ।
तथागतो ऽहं द्विपदोत्तमो जिनो उत्पन्नु लोकस्मि यथैव मेघः ॥ १७ ॥

evaṃ ca saṃśrāvayate maharṣiḥ puraskṛto loke sadevake 'smin |
tathāgato 'haṃ dvipadottamo jino utpannu lokasmi yathaiva meghaḥ || 17 ||

And the great Seer, honoured in the world, including the gods, speaks thus: I am the Tathagata, the highest of men, the Gina; I have appeared in this world like a cloud.

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

Evam, Eva, Samshrava, Yat, Yata, Yati, Maharshi, Puraskrita, Loka, Sadevaka, Idam, Tathagata, Aha, Asmad, Dvipadottama, Uksh, Yatha, Megha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.17). 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: “evaṃ ca saṃśrāvayate maharṣiḥ puraskṛto loke sadevake 'smin
  • evam -
  • evam (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    evam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    evā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saṃśrāva -
  • saṃśrāva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yate -
  • yat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    yati (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    yata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    yata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    yati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    i -> yat (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> yat (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √i class 2 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yata (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [locative single from √yam class 1 verb]
    yam -> yatā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative single from √yam class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √yam class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √yam class 1 verb]
    yat (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • maharṣiḥ -
  • maharṣi (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • puraskṛto* -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • loke -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    lok (verb class 1)
    [present middle first single]
  • sadevake' -
  • sadevaka (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    sadevaka (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    sadevakā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • Line 2: “tathāgato 'haṃ dvipadottamo jino utpannu lokasmi yathaiva meghaḥ
  • tathāgato' -
  • tathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • aham -
  • aha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • dvipadottamo* -
  • dvipadottama (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jino -
  • Cannot analyse utpannu*lo
  • lo -
  • la (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    lo (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • asmi -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [present active first single]
  • yathai -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • meghaḥ -
  • megha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.17

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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