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).

क्षेत्रं च तस्य प्रवरं भविष्यति विचित्र शुद्धं शुभ दर्शनीयम् ।
मनोज्ञरूपं सद प्रेमणीयं सुवर्णसूत्रैः समलंकृतं च ॥ ४ ॥

kṣetraṃ ca tasya pravaraṃ bhaviṣyati vicitra śuddhaṃ śubha darśanīyam |
manojñarūpaṃ sada premaṇīyaṃ suvarṇasūtraiḥ samalaṃkṛtaṃ ca || 4 ||

And his field will be magnificent, excellent, pure, goodly, beautiful, pretty, nice, ever delightful, and set off with gold threads.

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

Kshetra, Tad, Pravara, Bhavishyat, Vicitra, Shuddha, Shubha, Darshaniya, Manojna, Rupa, Sada, Premaniya, Suvarnasutra, Samalankrita,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.4). 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: “kṣetraṃ ca tasya pravaraṃ bhaviṣyati vicitra śuddhaṃ śubha darśanīyam
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pravaram -
  • pravara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    pravara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    pravarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • vicitra -
  • vicitra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vicitra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śuddham -
  • śuddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    śuddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    śuddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, masculine)
    [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
    śudh -> śuddha (participle, neuter)
    [nominative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 1 verb], [nominative single from √śudh class 4 verb], [accusative single from √śudh class 4 verb]
  • śubha -
  • śubha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śubh (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • 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: “manojñarūpaṃ sada premaṇīyaṃ suvarṇasūtraiḥ samalaṃkṛtaṃ ca
  • manojña -
  • manojña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manojña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • sada -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • premaṇīyam -
  • premaṇīya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    premaṇīya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    premaṇīyā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • suvarṇasūtraiḥ -
  • suvarṇasūtra (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • samalaṅkṛtam -
  • samalaṅkṛta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samalaṅkṛta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samalaṅkṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • 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 6.4

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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