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).

अध्येषिषू चक्रप्रवर्तनाय गाथाभिगीतेन अभिसंस्तविंसु ।
तूष्णीं च सो आसि नरेन्द्रराजा न ताव कालो मम धर्म भाषितुम् ॥ ६९ ॥

adhyeṣiṣū cakrapravartanāya gāthābhigītena abhisaṃstaviṃsu |
tūṣṇīṃ ca so āsi narendrarājā na tāva kālo mama dharma bhāṣitum || 69 ||

They prayed him to move forward the wheel of the law, and celebrated him with stanzas and songs. But the king of kings was silent, (for he thought): The time has not yet arrived for me to proclaim the law.

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

Shu, Cakra, Pravartana, Gatha, Abhigita, Tushnim, Tushni, Narendra, Raja, Kala, Asmad, Dharma, Dharman,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.69). 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: “adhyeṣiṣū cakrapravartanāya gāthābhigītena abhisaṃstaviṃsu
  • adhyeṣi -
  • dhyā (verb class 1)
    [aorist middle first single]
    dhyā (verb class 2)
    [aorist middle first single]
  • ṣū -
  • ṣū (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    ṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • cakra -
  • cakra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    cakra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    kṛ (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 5)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    kṛ (verb class 6)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • pravartanāya -
  • pravartana (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    pravartana (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
  • gāthā -
  • gātha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    gāthā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
    (verb class 2)
    [present active second plural]
  • abhigītena -
  • abhigīta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    abhigīta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • abhisaṃ -
  • abhisam (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • sta -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • viṃ -
  • vi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • su -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    so (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “tūṣṇīṃ ca so āsi narendrarājā na tāva kālo mama dharma bhāṣitum
  • tūṣṇīm -
  • tūṣṇīm (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tūṣṇīm (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    tūṣṇī (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • āsi -
  • ās (verb class 2)
    [imperfect middle first single]
  • narendra -
  • narendra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rājā* -
  • rāja (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rājā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • na -
  • na (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    na (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    na (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • tāva -
  • kālo* -
  • kāla (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • bhāṣitum -
  • bhāṣ -> bhāṣitum (infinitive)
    [infinitive from √bhāṣ]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.69

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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