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).

शृणोथ मे भिक्षव एतमर्थं यथा चरी मह्य सुतेन चीर्णा ।
उपायकौशल्यसुशिक्षितेन यथा च चीर्णा इय बोधिचर्या ॥ १ ॥

śṛṇotha me bhikṣava etamarthaṃ yathā carī mahya sutena cīrṇā |
upāyakauśalyasuśikṣitena yathā ca cīrṇā iya bodhicaryā || 1 ||

Listen to me, monks, and hear how my son has achieved his course of duty, and how he, welltrained and skilful, has observed the course of enlightenment.

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

Asmad, Bhikshu, Eta, Esha, Artha, Yatha, Cari, Mahya, Suta, Cirna, Upayakaushalya, Sushikshita, Bodhicarya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.1). 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: “śṛṇotha me bhikṣava etamarthaṃ yathā carī mahya sutena cīrṇā
  • Cannot analyse śṛṇotha*me
  • me -
  • ma (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    ma (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    asmad (pronoun, none)
    [dative single], [genitive single]
  • bhikṣava* -
  • bhikṣu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • etam -
  • eta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    eta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    etā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    eṣa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • artham -
  • artha (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    artha (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • carī -
  • carī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
    cari (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • mahya -
  • mahya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mahya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [compound from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [compound from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (absolutive)
    [absolutive from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, masculine)
    [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
    mah -> mahya (participle, neuter)
    [vocative single from √mah class 10 verb], [vocative single from √mah]
  • sutena -
  • suta (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    suta (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
    su -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    su -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √su class 5 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 6 verb]
    -> suta (participle, masculine)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
    -> suta (participle, neuter)
    [instrumental single from √ class 2 verb]
  • cīrṇā -
  • cīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “upāyakauśalyasuśikṣitena yathā ca cīrṇā iya bodhicaryā
  • upāyakauśalya -
  • upāyakauśalya (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • suśikṣitena -
  • suśikṣita (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental single]
    suśikṣita (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental single]
  • yathā -
  • yathā (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    yathā (indeclinable relative)
    [indeclinable relative]
    yathā (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • cīrṇā* -
  • cīrṇa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    cīrṇā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • iya -
  • i (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • bodhicaryā -
  • bodhicaryā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.1

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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