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).

दृष्टो ऽसि लोकप्रद्योत सुचिरेणासि आगतः ।
उत्पन्नु सर्वसत्त्वानां कृतेन अनुकम्पकः ॥ ५४ ॥

dṛṣṭo 'si lokapradyota sucireṇāsi āgataḥ |
utpannu sarvasattvānāṃ kṛtena anukampakaḥ || 54 ||

Hail! thou art come at last, O Light of the world! thou, born to be bounteous towards all beings.

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

Drishta, Asi, Loka, Pradyota, Sucira, Agata, Sarvasattva, Kritena, Krita, Anukampaka,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.54). 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: “dṛṣṭo 'si lokapradyota sucireṇāsi āgataḥ
  • dṛṣṭo' -
  • dṛṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    dṛś -> dṛṣṭa (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √dṛś class 1 verb]
  • 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]
  • loka -
  • loka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradyota -
  • pradyota (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sucireṇā -
  • sucira (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    sucira (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental 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]
  • āgataḥ -
  • āgata (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “utpannu sarvasattvānāṃ kṛtena anukampakaḥ
  • Cannot analyse utpannu*sa
  • sarvasattvānām -
  • sarvasattva (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
    sarvasattva (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
  • kṛtena -
  • kṛtena (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    kṛta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ -> kṛta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √kṛ class 1 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 2 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 5 verb], [instrumental single from √kṛ class 8 verb]
  • anukampakaḥ -
  • anukampaka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.54

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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