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).

चरिष्यते तत्र च ब्रह्मचर्यं बौद्धं इमं ज्ञान गवेषमाणः ।
सत्कारु तेषां द्विपदोत्तमानां विविधं तदा काहि विनायकानाम् ॥ ३१ ॥

cariṣyate tatra ca brahmacaryaṃ bauddhaṃ imaṃ jñāna gaveṣamāṇaḥ |
satkāru teṣāṃ dvipadottamānāṃ vividhaṃ tadā kāhi vināyakānām || 31 ||

Under them he shall follow a course of duty, trying to reach Buddha-knowledge; he shall pay homage in various ways to those Leaders and to the most high of men.

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

Tatra, Brahmacarya, Bauddha, Idam, Jnana, Gavesha, Satka, Tad, Dvipadottama, Vividham, Vividha, Tada, Kahi, Vinayaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.31). 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: “cariṣyate tatra ca brahmacaryaṃ bauddhaṃ imaṃ jñāna gaveṣamāṇaḥ
  • cariṣya -
  • car (verb class 1)
    [injunctive middle first single]
  • ate -
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • brahmacaryam -
  • brahmacarya (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • bauddham -
  • bauddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    bauddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • imam -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • jñāna -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • gaveṣam -
  • gaveṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    gaveṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    gaveṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • āṇaḥ -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • Line 2: “satkāru teṣāṃ dvipadottamānāṃ vividhaṃ tadā kāhi vināyakānām
  • 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]
  • dvipadottamānām -
  • dvipadottama (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dvipadottama (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • vividham -
  • vividham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    vividha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    vividha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • tadā -
  • tadā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tadā (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tadā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • kāhi -
  • kāhī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • vināyakānām -
  • vināyaka (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    vināyaka (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    vināyakā (noun, feminine)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.31

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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