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).

एतादृशं भिक्षव ज्ञानमेतदनन्तज्ञानश्च तथागतस्य ।
बुद्धं मया कल्पशतैरनेकैः स्मृतीय सूक्ष्माय अनास्रवाय ॥ ७ ॥

etādṛśaṃ bhikṣava jñānametadanantajñānaśca tathāgatasya |
buddhaṃ mayā kalpaśatairanekaiḥ smṛtīya sūkṣmāya anāsravāya || 7 ||

So endless, monks, is the knowledge of the Tathagata; I know what has taken place many hundreds of Aeons ago, by my precise and faultless memory.

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

Etadrish, Etadrisha, Jnana, Etad, Ananta, Jna, Tathagata, Buddha, Maya, Asmad, Kalpa, Shata, Aneka, Smriti, Sukshma, Anasrava,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.7). 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: “etādṛśaṃ bhikṣava jñānametadanantajñānaśca tathāgatasya
  • etādṛśam -
  • etādṛśa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    etādṛśa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etādṛś (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • bhikṣa -
  • bhikṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • va -
  • va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • jñānam -
  • jñāna (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    jñānā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ananta -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ananta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ant (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • jñān -
  • jña (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tathāgatasya -
  • tathāgata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tathāgata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • Line 2: “buddhaṃ mayā kalpaśatairanekaiḥ smṛtīya sūkṣmāya anāsravāya
  • buddham -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    buddhā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • mayā -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
    mayā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [instrumental single]
  • kalpa -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śatair -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • anekaiḥ -
  • aneka (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    aneka (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • smṛtī -
  • smṛti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • sūkṣmāya -
  • sūkṣma (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    sūkṣma (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • anāsravāya -
  • anāsrava (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    anāsrava (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.7

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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