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).

आरोचयामि अहु भिक्षुसंघे आनन्दभद्रो मम धर्मधारकः ।
अनागते ऽध्वानि जिनो भविष्यति पूजित्व षष्टिं सुगतान कोट्यः ॥ १ ॥

ārocayāmi ahu bhikṣusaṃghe ānandabhadro mama dharmadhārakaḥ |
anāgate 'dhvāni jino bhaviṣyati pūjitva ṣaṣṭiṃ sugatāna koṭyaḥ || 1 ||

I announce to you, congregated monks, that Ananda-Bhadra, the keeper of my law, shall in future become a Gina, after having worshipped sixty kotis of Sugatas.

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

Aru, Ahu, Bhikshusangha, Ananda, Bhadra, Asmad, Dharma, Dharman, Dharaka, Anagata, Anagati, Adhva, Adhvan, Ani, Jina, Bhavishyat, Jitvan, Shashti, Sugata, Koti, Kotya,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Lotus Sutra Verse 9.1). 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: “ārocayāmi ahu bhikṣusaṃghe ānandabhadro mama dharmadhārakaḥ
  • āro -
  • āru (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
    āru (noun, masculine)
    [vocative single]
  • cayāmi -
  • cay (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
    ci (verb class 1)
    [present active first single]
  • ahu -
  • ahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    ahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    ahu (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
  • bhikṣusaṅghe -
  • bhikṣusaṅgha (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
  • ānanda -
  • ānanda (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ānanda (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • bhadro* -
  • bhadra (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • mama -
  • asmad (pronoun, none)
    [genitive single]
    (verb class 2)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 3)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 4)
    [perfect active second plural]
    (verb class 1)
    [perfect active second plural]
  • dharma -
  • dharma (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    dharman (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • dhārakaḥ -
  • dhāraka (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • Line 2: “anāgate 'dhvāni jino bhaviṣyati pūjitva ṣaṣṭiṃ sugatāna koṭyaḥ
  • anāgate' -
  • anāgata (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    anāgata (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
    anāgatā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative single], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    anāgati (noun, feminine)
    [vocative single]
  • adhvā -
  • adhva (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    adhvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [nominative single]
  • ani -
  • ani (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    anī (noun, feminine)
    [adverb], [vocative single]
  • jino* -
  • ji (noun, neuter)
    [ablative single], [genitive single]
    jina (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bhaviṣyati -
  • bhaviṣyat (noun, masculine)
    [locative single]
    bhaviṣyat (noun, neuter)
    [locative single]
    bhū (verb class 1)
    [future active third single]
  • -
  • (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    (noun, feminine)
    [compound]
    pu (noun, masculine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    pu (noun, feminine)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
  • jitva -
  • jitvan (noun, masculine)
    [compound]
    jitvan (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • ṣaṣṭim -
  • ṣaṣṭi (noun, feminine)
    [accusative single]
  • sugatān -
  • sugata (noun, masculine)
    [accusative plural]
  • a -
  • a (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • koṭyaḥ -
  • koṭī (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    koṭya (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
    kuṭ -> koṭya (participle, masculine)
    [nominative single from √kuṭ class 4 verb], [nominative single from √kuṭ class 6 verb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Lotus Sutra Verse 9.1

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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