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).

अर्हन्त हे महावीर शाक्यसिंह नरोत्तम ।
अस्माकमनुकम्पाय बुद्धशब्दमुदीरय ॥ १० ॥

arhanta he mahāvīra śākyasiṃha narottama |
asmākamanukampāya buddhaśabdamudīraya || 10 ||

O hallowed one (Arhat), great hero, Sakya-lion, most high of men! out of compassion to us speak the Buddha-word.

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

Arhanta, Mahavira, Shakyasimha, Narottama, Asmaka, Asmad, Anukampa, Buddha, Shabda,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.10). 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: “arhanta he mahāvīra śākyasiṃha narottama
  • arhanta -
  • arhanta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    arhanta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • he -
  • ha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present middle first single]
  • mahāvīra -
  • mahāvīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śākyasiṃha -
  • śākyasiṃha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • narottama -
  • narottama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “asmākamanukampāya buddhaśabdamudīraya
  • asmākam -
  • asmāka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asmāka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asmākā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive plural]
  • anukampāya -
  • anukampa (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    anukampa (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śabdam -
  • śabda (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • ud -
  • ud (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • īraya -
  • īr (verb class 0)
    [imperative active second single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.10

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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