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).

चतुर्विशपूर्णान्तरकल्प तस्य आयुष्प्रमाणं सुगतस्य भेष्यति ।
प्रकाशयन्तस्यिम बुद्धनेत्रीं मनुजेषु देवेषु च नित्यकालम् ॥ ३५ ॥

caturviśapūrṇāntarakalpa tasya āyuṣpramāṇaṃ sugatasya bheṣyati |
prakāśayantasyima buddhanetrīṃ manujeṣu deveṣu ca nityakālam || 35 ||

The measure of that Sugata's life shall be fully twenty-four intermediate kalpas, during which he shall be assiduous in declaring the Buddha-rule to men and gods.

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

Catu, Catus, Visha, Purna, Tara, Kalpa, Tad, Ayushpramana, Sugata, Buddha, Netri, Manuja, Deva, Nityakalam,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 6.35). 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: “caturviśapūrṇāntarakalpa tasya āyuṣpramāṇaṃ sugatasya bheṣyati
  • catur -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    catus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    catu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    catu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • viśa -
  • viśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viś (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • pūrṇān -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • tara -
  • tara (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tara (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tara (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tṝ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kalpa -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • āyuṣpramāṇam -
  • āyuṣpramāṇa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    āyuṣpramāṇa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • sugatasya -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • bheṣyati -
  • bhī (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    bhī (verb class 3)
    [future active third single]
  • Line 2: “prakāśayantasyima buddhanetrīṃ manujeṣu deveṣu ca nityakālam
  • Cannot analyse prakāśayantasyima*bu
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • netrīm -
  • netrī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • manujeṣu -
  • manuja (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
  • deveṣu -
  • deveṣu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    deva (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    deva (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • nityakālam -
  • nityakālam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 6.35

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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