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).

समनन्तरं भाषितु धर्म तेन बहुप्रकारा विविधा अनन्ताः ।
श्रुत्वानशीती नयुतान कोट्यः सत्त्वाः स्थिताः श्रावक भूतले लघुम् ॥ ७५ ॥

samanantaraṃ bhāṣitu dharma tena bahuprakārā vividhā anantāḥ |
śrutvānaśītī nayutāna koṭyaḥ sattvāḥ sthitāḥ śrāvaka bhūtale laghum || 75 ||

No sooner had he expounded the multifarious, different, endless laws, than eighty myriads of kotis of creatures who had heard them quickly attained the stage of disciples.

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

Samanantaram, Samanantara, Bhashin, Bhashi, Dharma, Dharman, Tad, Tena, Bahuprakara, Vividha, Ananta, Nash, Iti, Nayuta, Koti, Kotya, Sattva, Sthita, Shravaka, Bhutala, Laghu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.75). 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: “samanantaraṃ bhāṣitu dharma tena bahuprakārā vividhā anantāḥ
  • samanantaram -
  • samanantaram (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    samanantara (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    samanantara (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    samanantarā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • bhāṣi -
  • bhāṣin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bhāṣin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    bhāṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • tena -
  • tena (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    tan (verb class 8)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    tan (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bahuprakārā* -
  • bahuprakāra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    bahuprakārā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vividhā* -
  • vividha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    vividhā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • anantāḥ -
  • ananta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    anantā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • Line 2: “śrutvānaśītī nayutāna koṭyaḥ sattvāḥ sthitāḥ śrāvaka bhūtale laghum
  • śrutvā -
  • śru -> śrutvā (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √śru]
  • naśī -
  • naś (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    naś (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • itī -
  • iti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • nayutān -
  • nayuta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭyaḥ -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]
  • sattvāḥ -
  • sattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • sthitāḥ -
  • sthita (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sthitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    sthā -> sthita (participle, masculine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
    sthā -> sthitā (participle, feminine)
    [nominative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √sthā class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √sthā class 1 verb]
  • śrāvaka -
  • śrāvaka (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śrāvaka (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhūtale -
  • bhūtala (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • laghum -
  • laghu (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.75

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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