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).

भाषामि च प्राणिसहस्रकोटिनां धर्मं विशुद्धं अभिदर्शनीयम् ।
एका च तस्यो समता तथत्वं यदिदं विमुक्तिश्चथ निर्वृती च ॥ २० ॥

bhāṣāmi ca prāṇisahasrakoṭināṃ dharmaṃ viśuddhaṃ abhidarśanīyam |
ekā ca tasyo samatā tathatvaṃ yadidaṃ vimuktiścatha nirvṛtī ca || 20 ||

To thousands of kotis of living beings I preach a pure and most bright law that has but one scope, to wit, deliverance and rest.

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

Bhasha, Amin, Pra, Pran, Pranin, Sahasrakoti, Dharma, Vishuddha, Abhi, Darshaniya, Eka, Samata, Samat, Tatha, Tva, Yushmad, Yadi, Yad, Vimukti, Tha, Nirvriti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 5.20). 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: “bhāṣāmi ca prāṇisahasrakoṭināṃ dharmaṃ viśuddhaṃ abhidarśanīyam
  • bhāṣā -
  • bhāṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bhāṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ami -
  • amin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    amin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prāṇi -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāṇ (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • sahasrakoṭinā -
  • sahasrakoṭī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasrakoṭi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sahasrakoṭi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • am -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • dharmam -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dharman (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb]
    dharmā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • viśuddham -
  • viśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • abhi -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • darśanīyam -
  • darśanīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    darśanīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    darśanīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīyā (participle, feminine)
    [adverb from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś]
    dṛś -> darśanīya (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [accusative single from √dṛś class 1 verb], [nominative single from √dṛś], [accusative single from √dṛś]
  • Line 2: “ekā ca tasyo samatā tathatvaṃ yadidaṃ vimuktiścatha nirvṛtī ca
  • ekā -
  • ekā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasyo -
  • samatā -
  • samatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    sam -> samat (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √sam class 1 verb]
    sam -> samat (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √sam class 1 verb]
  • tatha -
  • tatha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tatha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • yadi -
  • yadi (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    yadi (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yadi (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    yad (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • dam -
  • da (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    da (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • vimuktiś -
  • vimukti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tha -
  • tha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nirvṛtī -
  • nirvṛti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    nirvṛti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 5.20

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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