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).

तत्पश्चिमे चैव समुच्छ्रयस्मिन् प्रियदर्शने तत्र मनोज्ञक्षेत्रे ।
भविष्यते लोकहितानुकम्पी तमालपत्रचन्दनगन्ध नाम्ना ॥ ३४ ॥

tatpaścime caiva samucchrayasmin priyadarśane tatra manojñakṣetre |
bhaviṣyate lokahitānukampī tamālapatracandanagandha nāmnā || 34 ||

At the period of his last bodily existence he shall, in a nice and beautiful field, be a Buddha bounteous and compassionate to the world, under the name of Tamalapatrakandanagandha.

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

Tat, Tad, Pashcime, Pashcima, Priyadarshana, Tatra, Manojna, Kshetra, Bhavishyat, Bhavishyata, Lokahita, Uksh, Tamalapatra, Candanagandha, Namna, Naman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.34). 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: “tatpaścime caiva samucchrayasmin priyadarśane tatra manojñakṣetre
  • tat -
  • tat (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • paścime -
  • paścime (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    paścima (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [locative single]
    paścima (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    paścimā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cai -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aiva -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active first dual]
  • Cannot analyse samucchrayasmin*pr
  • priyadarśane -
  • priyadarśana (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    priyadarśana (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    priyadarśanā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • manojña -
  • manojña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    manojña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kṣetre -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • Line 2: “bhaviṣyate lokahitānukampī tamālapatracandanagandha nāmnā
  • bhaviṣyate -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    bhaviṣyatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • lokahitān -
  • lokahita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • uk -
  • ukṣ (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    ukṣ (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ampī -
  • tamālapatra -
  • tamālapatra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tamālapatra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • candanagandha -
  • candanagandha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nāmnā -
  • nāmnā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    nāman (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.34

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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