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).

प्रवर्तया चक्रवरं महामुने प्रकाशया धर्मु दशादिशासु ।
तारेहि सत्त्वान् दुखधर्मपीडितान् प्रामोद्य हर्षं जनयस्व देहिनाम् ॥ ३५ ॥

pravartayā cakravaraṃ mahāmune prakāśayā dharmu daśādiśāsu |
tārehi sattvān dukhadharmapīḍitān prāmodya harṣaṃ janayasva dehinām || 35 ||

Move forward the exalted wheel, O great ascetic! reveal the law in all directions; deliver all beings oppressed with suffering; produce amongst mortals gladness and joy!

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

Pravarta, Cakravara, Mahamuni, Prakasha, Dasha, Dashan, Disha, Tara, Sattva, Kha, Dharma, Dharman, Pidita, Pramodya, Harsha, Dehin,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.35). 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: “pravartayā cakravaraṃ mahāmune prakāśayā dharmu daśādiśāsu
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakravaram -
  • cakravara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    cakravara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • prakāśayā -
  • prakāśā (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental single]
  • Cannot analyse dharmu*da
  • daśā -
  • daśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    daśan (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • diśāsu -
  • diśā (noun, feminine)
    [locative plural]
  • Line 2: “tārehi sattvān dukhadharmapīḍitān prāmodya harṣaṃ janayasva dehinām
  • tāre -
  • tāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    tāra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    tārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • du -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • kha -
  • kha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • pīḍitān -
  • pīḍita (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pīḍ -> pīḍita (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pīḍ class 10 verb]
  • prāmodya -
  • prāmodya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • harṣam -
  • harṣa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    harṣa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    harṣā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • janayasva -
  • jan (verb class 10)
    [imperative middle second single]
    jan (verb class 0)
    [imperative middle second single]
  • dehinām -
  • dehin (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    dehin (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.35

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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