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).

मौद्गल्यगोत्रो मम श्रावको ऽयं जहित्व मानुष्यकमात्मभावम् ।
विंशत्सहस्राणि जिनान तायिनामन्यांश्च अष्टौ विरजान द्रक्ष्यति ॥ ३० ॥

maudgalyagotro mama śrāvako 'yaṃ jahitva mānuṣyakamātmabhāvam |
viṃśatsahasrāṇi jināna tāyināmanyāṃśca aṣṭau virajāna drakṣyati || 30 ||

The scion of the Mudgala-race, my disciple here, after leaving human existence shall see twenty thousand mighty Ginas and eight (thousand) more of these faultless beings.

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

Maudgalyagotra, Asmad, Shravaka, Aya, Idam, Manushyaka, Atmabhava, Sahasra, Jinana, Tayin, Ani, Anya, Ashta, Ashti, Viraja, Drakshyat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.30). 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: “maudgalyagotro mama śrāvako 'yaṃ jahitva mānuṣyakamātmabhāvam
  • maudgalyagotro* -
  • maudgalyagotra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • śrāvako' -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ayam -
  • aya (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • jahitva -
  • mānuṣyakam -
  • mānuṣyaka (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    mānuṣyaka (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    mānuṣyakā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • ātmabhāvam -
  • ātmabhāva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “viṃśatsahasrāṇi jināna tāyināmanyāṃśca aṣṭau virajāna drakṣyati
  • viṃśat -
  • viṃśati (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • sahasrāṇi -
  • sahasra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jināna -
  • ji -> jināna (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
    ji -> jināna (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √ji class 9 verb]
  • tāyinām -
  • tāyin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • anyā -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [instrumental single]
    anya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    an -> anya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √an]
    anyā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āṃś -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • aṣṭau -
  • aṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    aṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
    -> aṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative dual from √ class 5 verb], [vocative dual from √ class 5 verb], [accusative dual from √ class 5 verb]
  • virajān -
  • viraja (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • drakṣyati -
  • dṛś -> drakṣyat (participle, masculine)
    [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś -> drakṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [locative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.30

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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