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 चक्रवरमनुत्तरं पराहनस्वा अमृतस्य दुन्दुभिम् ।
प्रमोचया दुःखशतैश्च सत्त्वान् निर्वाणमार्गं च प्रदर्शयस्व ॥ ५८ ॥

pravartayā cakravaramanuttaraṃ parāhanasvā amṛtasya dundubhim |
pramocayā duḥkhaśataiśca sattvān nirvāṇamārgaṃ ca pradarśayasva || 58 ||

Move forward the exalted, unsurpassed wheel! beat the drum of immortality! release all beings from hundreds of evils, and show the path of Nirvana.

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

Pravarta, Cakravara, Anuttara, Parahan, Asva, Amrita, Dundubhi, Prama, Duhkha, Shata, Sattva, Nirvanamarga, Pradarsha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.58). 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 cakravaramanuttaraṃ parāhanasvā amṛtasya dundubhim
  • 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]
  • anuttaram -
  • anuttara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    anuttara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    anuttarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • parāhan -
  • parāhan (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asvā* -
  • asva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    asvā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • amṛtasya -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dundubhim -
  • dundubhi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
    dundubhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “pramocayā duḥkhaśataiśca sattvān nirvāṇamārgaṃ ca pradarśayasva
  • pramo -
  • pramā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • ūca -
  • uc (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vac (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    vac (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • yā* -
  • (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [accusative plural]
  • duḥkha -
  • duḥkha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    duḥkha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śataiś -
  • śata (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sattvān -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative plural], [ablative single]
    sattva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [ablative single]
  • nirvāṇamārgam -
  • nirvāṇamārga (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    nirvāṇamārga (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pradarśa -
  • pradarśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • ya -
  • i (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    e (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
  • asva -
  • asva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    asva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.58

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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