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 चक्रमनन्तचक्षुः सुदुर्लभस्त्वं बहुकल्पकोटिभिः ।
दर्शेहि मैत्रीबल पूर्वसेवितमपावृणोही अमृतस्य द्वारम् ॥ ७२ ॥

pravartayā cakramanantacakṣuḥ sudurlabhastvaṃ bahukalpakoṭibhiḥ |
darśehi maitrībala pūrvasevitamapāvṛṇohī amṛtasya dvāram || 72 ||

Move forward the wheel, O thou whose sight is infinite! Rarely art thou met in (the course of) many kotis ofAeons. Display the benevolence thou hast observed in so many former generations; open the gate of immortality.

English translation by H. Kern (2013) Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (7.72). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Pravarta, Nat, Cakshu, Cakshus, Sudurlabha, Tva, Yushmad, Bahukalpa, Koti, Darsha, Maitribala, Purva, Puru, Asevita, Apa, Amrita, Dvara,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.72). 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 cakramanantacakṣuḥ sudurlabhastvaṃ bahukalpakoṭibhiḥ
  • pravarta -
  • pravarta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • -
  • (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    (pronoun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • cakrama -
  • kram (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
    kram (verb class 4)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural]
  • nan -
  • nat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • cakṣuḥ -
  • cakṣus (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    cakṣus (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cakṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kṣai (verb class 1)
    [perfect active third plural]
  • sudurlabhas -
  • sudurlabha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • tvam -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    tva (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
    yuṣmad (pronoun, none)
    [nominative single]
  • bahukalpa -
  • bahukalpa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    bahukalpa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭibhiḥ -
  • koṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
  • Line 2: “darśehi maitrībala pūrvasevitamapāvṛṇohī amṛtasya dvāram
  • darśe -
  • darśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    darśa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    darśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    dṛś (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • ihi -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second single]
  • maitrībala -
  • maitrībala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pūrva -
  • pūrva (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    pūru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pūrva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pūrva (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • asevitam -
  • asevita (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    asevita (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    asevitā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • apā -
  • apa (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    apa (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
    apā (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • avṛṇo -
  • vṛṇ (verb class 6)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • -
  • amṛtasya -
  • amṛta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    amṛta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • dvāram -
  • dvāra (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    dvāra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.72

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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