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).

सो चा जिनो भाषिय सूत्रमेतद्विहारु प्रविशित्व विलक्षयीत ।
पूर्णानशीतिं चतुरश्च कल्पान् समाहितैकासनि लोकनाथः ॥ ८३ ॥

so cā jino bhāṣiya sūtrametadvihāru praviśitva vilakṣayīta |
pūrṇānaśītiṃ caturaśca kalpān samāhitaikāsani lokanāthaḥ || 83 ||

After delivering this Sutra, the Gina entered the monastery for the purpose of becoming absorbed in meditation; during eighty-four complete Aeons the Lord of the world continued meditating, sitting on the same seat.

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

Jina, Bhashin, Bhashi, Sutra, Etad, Viha, Pra, Vish, Vishi, Tva, Vila, Kshayin, Ita, Purna, Ashiti, Catur, Catura, Kalpa, Samahita, Aika, Asan, Asani, Lokanatha,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.83). 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: “so jino bhāṣiya sūtrametadvihāru praviśitva vilakṣayīta
  • so -
  • so (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
  • cā* -
  • ca (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • jino* -
  • ji (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • 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]
  • ya -
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • etad -
  • etad (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    etad (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]
    etad (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • vihā -
  • vihā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    viha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    viha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vihā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aru -
  • aru (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • pra -
  • pra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • viśi -
  • viśī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    viśī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    viśī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    viś (noun, feminine)
    [locative single]
  • tva -
  • tva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • vila -
  • vila (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vila (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vil (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • kṣayī -
  • kṣayin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single]
    kṣayin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ita -
  • ita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    i -> ita (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i -> ita (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √i class 2 verb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [imperative active second plural]
  • Line 2: “pūrṇānaśītiṃ caturaśca kalpān samāhitaikāsani lokanāthaḥ
  • pūrṇān -
  • pūrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    pṝ -> pūrṇa (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √pṝ class 3 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 6 verb], [accusative plural from √pṝ class 9 verb]
  • aśītim -
  • aśīti (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • caturaś -
  • catur (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [ablative single], [genitive single]
    catura (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kalpān -
  • kalpa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • samāhitai -
  • samāhita (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāhita (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    samāhitā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • aikā -
  • aika (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aika (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    aikā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • asani -
  • asani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asani (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asani (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    asanī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
    asanī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    asanī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    asan (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • lokanāthaḥ -
  • lokanātha (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.83

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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