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).

क्षेत्रं च तस्य सुविशुद्ध भेष्यती रत्नान सप्तान सदा विशिष्टम् ।
रत्नवभासश्च स कल्पु भेष्यती सुविशुद्ध सो भेष्यति लोकधातुः ॥ १५ ॥

kṣetraṃ ca tasya suviśuddha bheṣyatī ratnāna saptāna sadā viśiṣṭam |
ratnavabhāsaśca sa kalpu bheṣyatī suviśuddha so bheṣyati lokadhātuḥ || 15 ||

And his field shall always be very pure and always set off with seven precious substances; his Aeon shall be (called) Ratnavabhasa, and his world Suvisuddha.

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

Kshetra, Tad, Suvishuddha, Ratna, Sapta, Sada, Vishishta, Sah, Lokadhatri, Lokadhatu,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.15). 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: “kṣetraṃ ca tasya suviśuddha bheṣyatī ratnāna saptāna sadā viśiṣṭam
  • kṣetram -
  • kṣetra (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative 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]
  • suviśuddha -
  • suviśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suviśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bheṣyatī -
  • ratnān -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • saptān -
  • sapta (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
    sap -> sapta (participle, masculine)
    [accusative plural from √sap class 1 verb]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sadā* -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sadā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • viśiṣṭam -
  • viśiṣṭa (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    viśiṣṭa (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    viśiṣṭā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “ratnavabhāsaśca sa kalpu bheṣyatī suviśuddha so bheṣyati lokadhātuḥ
  • ratna -
  • ratna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ratna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • va -
  • u (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    ū (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    ū (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ū (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    o (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    au (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    va (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    va (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • abhāsaś -
  • bhās (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active second single]
  • ca -
  • ca (indeclinable conjunction)
    [indeclinable conjunction]
    ca (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ca (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • sa -
  • sa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Cannot analyse kalpu*bh
  • bheṣyatī -
  • suviśuddha -
  • suviśuddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    suviśuddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • so* -
  • saḥ (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bheṣyati -
  • bhī (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
    bhī (verb class 3)
    [future active third single]
  • lokadhātuḥ -
  • lokadhātṛ (noun, feminine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    lokadhātṛ (noun, masculine)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    lokadhātu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    lokadhātu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.15

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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