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).

पृथक् पृथगासन प्रज्ञपित्वा अभाषि तेषामिदमेव सूत्रम् ।
सुगतस्य तस्य तद शासनस्मिन् अधिकार कुर्वन्ति ममेवरूपम् ॥ ८५ ॥

pṛthak pṛthagāsana prajñapitvā abhāṣi teṣāmidameva sūtram |
sugatasya tasya tada śāsanasmin adhikāra kurvanti mamevarūpam || 85 ||

On the seats which they had made to be prepared, one for each, they expounded this very Sutra under the mastership of the Sugata of that period. A service of the same kind they render to me.

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

Prithak, Asana, Prajna, Abhashi, Tad, Idam, Eva, Sutra, Sugata, Tada, Sha, Adhikara, Kurvat, Rupa,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 7.85). 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: “pṛthak pṛthagāsana prajñapitvā abhāṣi teṣāmidameva sūtram
  • pṛthak -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • pṛthag -
  • pṛthak (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • āsana -
  • āsana (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • prajña -
  • prajña (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    prajña (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • pitvā -
  • abhāṣi -
  • abhāṣī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhāṣī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    abhāṣī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • teṣām -
  • tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive plural]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive plural]
  • idam -
  • idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • eva -
  • eva (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
    eva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    eva (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sūtram -
  • sūtra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “sugatasya tasya tada śāsanasmin adhikāra kurvanti mamevarūpam
  • sugatasya -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    sugata (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
  • tasya -
  • tas -> tasya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √tas]
    ta (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    tad (noun, neuter)
    [genitive single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [genitive single]
    tas (verb class 4)
    [imperative active second single]
  • tada -
  • tada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śā -
  • śa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    śa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • āsan -
  • as (verb class 2)
    [imperfect active third plural]
  • asmin -
  • idam (pronoun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    idam (pronoun, neuter)
    [locative single]
  • adhikāra -
  • adhikāra (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • kurvanti -
  • kurvat (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    kṛ -> kurvat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [vocative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb], [accusative plural from √kṛ class 8 verb]
    kṛ (verb class 8)
    [present active third plural]
  • mameva -
  • mev (verb class 1)
    [perfect active first single], [perfect active second plural], [perfect active third single]
  • rūpam -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    rūpa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 7.85

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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