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).

प्रभास्वरो बुद्धबलेनुपेतो विघुष्टशब्दो दशसु द्दिशासु ।
पुरस्कृतः प्राणिसहस्रकोटिभिर्देशेष्यती उत्तममग्रबोधिम् ॥ २३ ॥

prabhāsvaro buddhabalenupeto vighuṣṭaśabdo daśasu ddiśāsu |
puraskṛtaḥ prāṇisahasrakoṭibhirdeśeṣyatī uttamamagrabodhim || 23 ||

Brilliant, gifted with the powers of a Buddha, with a voice far resounding in all quarters, waited upon by thousands of kotis of beinas, he shall preach supreme and eminent enlightenment.

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

Prabhasvara, Buddha, Bala, Bali, Vighushtashabda, Dashan, Puraskrita, Pra, Pran, Pranin, Sahasrakoti, Desha, Ishyat, Uttamam, Uttama, Agrabodhi,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.23). 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: “prabhāsvaro buddhabalenupeto vighuṣṭaśabdo daśasu ddiśāsu
  • prabhāsvaro* -
  • prabhāsvara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • buddha -
  • buddha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    buddha (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bale -
  • bala (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    bala (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    balā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    bali (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
    bal (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • inu -
  • inu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • peto -
  • vighuṣṭaśabdo* -
  • vighuṣṭaśabda (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • daśasu -
  • daśan (noun, masculine)
    [locative plural]
    daśan (noun, neuter)
    [locative plural]
  • Cannot analyse ddiśāsu
  • Line 2: “puraskṛtaḥ prāṇisahasrakoṭibhirdeśeṣyatī uttamamagrabodhim
  • puraskṛtaḥ -
  • puraskṛta (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • prāṇi -
  • prāṇin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    prāṇin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    pra (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
    prāṇ (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    prāṇ (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural], [locative single]
    prā (verb class 2)
    [imperative active first single]
  • sahasrakoṭibhir -
  • sahasrakoṭī (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
    sahasrakoṭi (noun, masculine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sahasrakoṭi (noun, feminine)
    [instrumental plural]
    sahasrakoṭi (noun, neuter)
    [instrumental plural]
  • deśe -
  • deśa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single], [locative single]
    deśā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single], [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • iṣyatī -
  • iṣ -> iṣyat (participle, neuter)
    [nominative dual from √iṣ class 4 verb], [vocative dual from √iṣ class 4 verb], [accusative dual from √iṣ class 4 verb]
  • uttamam -
  • uttamam (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    uttama (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    uttama (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    uttamā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • agrabodhim -
  • agrabodhi (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.23

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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