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).

विमानानि सुचित्राणि अनुभावेन ते विभो ।
ददाम ते महावीर प्रतिगृह्ण महामुने ॥ ५६ ॥

vimānāni sucitrāṇi anubhāvena te vibho |
dadāma te mahāvīra pratigṛhṇa mahāmune || 56 ||

By thy power, O mighty Lord, our aerial cars are glittering; to thee we present them, great Hero; deign to accept them, great Solitary.

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

Vimana, Sucitra, Anubhava, Tad, Yushmad, Vibhu, Mahavira, Prati, Grihna, Mahamuni,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.56). 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: “vimānāni sucitrāṇi anubhāvena te vibho
  • vimānāni -
  • vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • sucitrāṇi -
  • sucitra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anubhāvena -
  • anubhāva (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • vibho -
  • vibhu (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    vibhu (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • Line 2: “dadāma te mahāvīra pratigṛhṇa mahāmune
  • dadāma -
  • (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [imperative active first plural]
    dad (verb class 1)
    [imperative active first plural]
    dam (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
    dam (verb class 9)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active third single]
  • te -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [accusative dual]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • mahāvīra -
  • mahāvīra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prati -
  • prati (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    prati (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    pratī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    pratī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • gṛhṇa -
  • gṛhṇa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gṛhṇa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • mahāmune -
  • mahāmuni (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.56

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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