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).

आश्चर्यभूतो ऽसि कथंचिलोके उत्पन्नु अद्यो सुचिरेण नाथ ।
कल्पान पूर्णा शत शून्य आसीदशीति बुद्धैरयु जीवलोकः ॥ ३२ ॥

āścaryabhūto 'si kathaṃciloke utpannu adyo sucireṇa nātha |
kalpāna pūrṇā śata śūnya āsīdaśīti buddhairayu jīvalokaḥ || 32 ||

How wonderful, O Lord, is it that after so long a time thou appearest in the world. Eighty hundred complete Aeons this world of the living was without Buddha'.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.32). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Ashcaryabhuta, Asi, Katham, Katha, Adyu, Sucira, Natha, Kalpa, Purna, Shata, Shunya, Buddha, Jivaloka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.32). 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: “āścaryabhūto 'si kathaṃciloke utpannu adyo sucireṇa nātha
  • āścaryabhūto' -
  • āścaryabhūta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • asi -
  • asi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [present active second single]
  • kathañ -
  • katham (indeclinable interrogative)
    [indeclinable interrogative]
    katham (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    katha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    katha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • cilo -
  • cil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • uke -
  • Cannot analyse utpannu*ad
  • adyo -
  • adyu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    adyu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • sucireṇa -
  • sucira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sucira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • nātha -
  • nātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nātha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    nāth (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • Line 2: “kalpāna pūrṇā śata śūnya āsīdaśīti buddhairayu jīvalokaḥ
  • kalpān -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrṇā -
  • pūrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    pṝ -> pūrṇā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative single from √pṝ class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 6 verb], [nominative single from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • śata -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śūnya* -
  • śūnya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • āsīd -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]
    as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third single]
  • aśīti -
  • aśīti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • buddhair -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yu -
  • yu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    yu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    yu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • jīvalokaḥ -
  • jīvaloka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.32

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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