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).

ततु बोधिसत्त्वा अभियुक्तरूपा विमानश्रेष्ठान्यभिरुह्य चापि ।
विहरन्त तत्र अनुचिन्तयन्ति विशुद्धशीला सद साधुवृत्तयः ॥ २४ ॥

tatu bodhisattvā abhiyuktarūpā vimānaśreṣṭhānyabhiruhya cāpi |
viharanta tatra anucintayanti viśuddhaśīlā sada sādhuvṛttayaḥ || 24 ||

There shall be most zealous Bodhisattvas, mounted on lofty aereal cars, and moving, meditative, pure in morals, and assiduous in doing good.

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

Bodhisattva, Abhiyukta, Rupa, Vimana, Shreshtha, Abhiruhya, Capin, Capi, Viharat, Tatra, Anu, Cintayanti, Sada, Sadhuvritti,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 8.24). 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: “tatu bodhisattvā abhiyuktarūpā vimānaśreṣṭhānyabhiruhya cāpi
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • bodhisattvā* -
  • bodhisattva (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
  • abhiyukta -
  • abhiyukta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhiyukta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • rūpā* -
  • rūpa (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    rūpā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • vimāna -
  • vimāna (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    vimāna (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śreṣṭhānya -
  • śreṣṭha (noun, neuter)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • abhiruhya -
  • abhiruhya (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • cāpi -
  • cāpin (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpin (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cāpī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cāpi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    cāpi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • Line 2: “viharanta tatra anucintayanti viśuddhaśīlā sada sādhuvṛttayaḥ
  • viharan -
  • viharat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single], [vocative single]
  • ta -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
  • tatra -
  • tatra (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    tatra (indeclinable correlative)
    [indeclinable correlative]
    tatra (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
  • anu -
  • anu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    anu (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    anu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    anu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anu (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • cintayanti -
  • cintayantī (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    cintayantī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [vocative single]
    cintayantī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    cint (verb class 10)
    [present active third plural]
  • viśuddhaśīlā -
  • sada -
  • sada (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sada (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    sad (verb class 6)
    [imperative active second single]
  • sādhuvṛttayaḥ -
  • sādhuvṛtti (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    sādhuvṛtti (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 8.24

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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