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).

सत्कारु तेषां च बहुप्रकारं बहूविधं लोकविनायकानाम् ।
स्तूपांश्च कारापयि निर्वृतानां पुष्पेहि गन्धेहि च पूजयिष्यति ॥ २६ ॥

satkāru teṣāṃ ca bahuprakāraṃ bahūvidhaṃ lokavināyakānām |
stūpāṃśca kārāpayi nirvṛtānāṃ puṣpehi gandhehi ca pūjayiṣyati || 26 ||

He shall show veneration of various kinds and in many ways to the Leaders, after whose expiration he shall build Stupas, worshipping them with flowers and perfumes.

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

Satka, Tad, Bahuprakara, Bahu, Vidh, Vidha, Lokavinayaka, Stupa, Nirvrita, Pushpa, Gandha, Gandhi, Pujayishyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.26). 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: “satkāru teṣāṃ ca bahuprakāraṃ bahūvidhaṃ lokavināyakānām
  • satkā -
  • satka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    satka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aru -
  • aru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bahuprakāram -
  • bahuprakāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bahuprakāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    bahuprakārā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bahū -
  • bahu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • vidham -
  • vidha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vidha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vidhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    vidh (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • lokavināyakānām -
  • lokavināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • Line 2: “stūpāṃśca kārāpayi nirvṛtānāṃ puṣpehi gandhehi ca pūjayiṣyati
  • stūpāṃś -
  • stūpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • Cannot analyse kārāpayi*ni
  • nirvṛtānām -
  • nirvṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    nirvṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    nirvṛtā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]
  • puṣpe -
  • puṣpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    puṣpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    puṣpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • gandhe -
  • gandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    gandha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    gandhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    gandhi (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    gandhi (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūjayiṣyati -
  • pūj -> pūjayiṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj -> pūjayiṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √pūj class 10 verb]
    pūj (verb class 10)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.26

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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